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pertinently

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per·ti·nent  (pûrtn-nt)
adj.
Having logical precise relevance to the matter at hand. See Synonyms at relevant.
[Middle English, from Old French partenant, pertinent, from Latin pertinns, pertinent-, present participle of pertinre, to pertain; see pertain.]
perti·nence, perti·nen·cy n.
perti·nent·ly adv.
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Adv.1.pertinently - in a pertinent way; "what is singular about his use of them is that no other artist, of his time or any other, has painted them so directly, intimately and pertinently"


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With regard to the merchants, however, one of them says pertinently that a great part of their failures are not genuine pecuniary failures, but merely failures to fulfil their engagements, because it is inconvenient; that is, it is the moral character that breaks down.
Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context
The hostess pertinently remarked that she, as eldest son, might surely rank among the millionaire's legatees.
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
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