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felicitous

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fe·lic·i·tous  (f-ls-ts)
adj.
1. Admirably suited; apt: a felicitous comparison.
2. Exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style: a felicitous writer.
3. Marked by happiness or good fortune: a felicitous life.
fe·lici·tous·ly adv.
fe·lici·tous·ness n.
felicitous
Adjective
appropriate and well-chosen: a felicitous combination of architectural styles
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.felicitous - exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style; "a felicitous speaker"
happy - enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"
infelicitous - not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"
2.felicitous - marked by good fortune; "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome"
happy
fortunate - having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice"
Translations
felicitous [fɪˈlɪsɪtəs] adj → heureux/euse
felicitous [fɪˈlɪsɪtəs] adj → glücklich
felicitous [fɪˈlɪsɪtəs] adj → felice


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She also, by a felicitous thought, took a handkerchief from her bundle and tied it round her face under her bonnet, covering her chin and half her cheeks and temples, as if she were suffering from toothache.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
- This is the third anniversary of our felicitous union.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Bronte, Anne View in context
I shall never forget his first speech at the conven- tion--the extraordinary emotion it excited in my own mind--the powerful impression it created upon a crowded auditory, completely taken by surprise--the applause which followed from the beginning to the end of his felicitous remarks.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave by Douglass, Frederick View in context
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