fe·lic·i·tous

[fi-lis-i-tuhs]
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.

Origin:
1725–35; felicit(y) + -ous

fe·lic·i·tous·ly, adverb
fe·lic·i·tous·ness, noun
non·fe·lic·i·tous, adjective
non·fe·lic·i·tous·ly, adverb
non·fe·lic·i·tous·ness, noun
un·fe·lic·i·tous, adjective
un·fe·lic·i·tous·ly, adverb
un·fe·lic·i·tous·ness, noun

felicitous, fortuitous, fortunate.
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felicitous (fɪˈlɪsɪtəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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Word Origin & History

felicitous
1530s (implied in felicitously), from felicity + -ous.
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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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