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felicitous

[fi-lis-i-tuhs] Origin

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

felicitous, fortuitous, fortunate, fortitude (see usage note at fortuitous).
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World English Dictionary
felicitous (fɪˈlɪsɪtəs)
 
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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