felicitous
Use Felicitous in a sentence
ɪ adjective
1.
well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt; appropriate: The chairman's felicitous anecdote set everyone at ease.
2.
having a special ability for suitable manner or expression, as a person.
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felicitous (fɪˈlɪsɪtəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | well-chosen; apt |
| 2. | possessing an agreeable style |
| 3. | producing or marked by happiness |
| fe'licitously | |
| —adv | |
| fe'licitousness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Names are generally made up of two, and characters having a felicitous meaning are always selected.
Days could be spent in devising felicitous coincidences to allow the brief exchange in the laundry room to be picked up elsewhere.
The idea that your palate and your vocabulary expand simultaneously might sound felicitous, but there is a catch.
Contrasts felicitous closings by both native and highly proficient nonnative speakers with felicitous closings by nonnatives.
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