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per·ti·nent
(pûr′tn-ənt)adj.
Clearly related to a matter at hand. See Synonyms at relevant.
[Middle English, from Old French partenant, pertinent, from Latin pertinēns, pertinent-, present participle of pertinēre, to pertain; see pertain.]
per′ti·nence, per′ti·nen·cy n.
per′ti·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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pertinently
[ˈpɜːtɪnəntlɪ] ADV [say, reply] → oportunamente, con tinowhere had he learned all this, or, more pertinently, why had he remembered it? → ¿dónde había aprendido todo esto, o, lo que es más importante, por qué lo recordó?
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adv → passend, völlig richtig; he asked very pertinently whether … → er stellte zu Recht die Frage, ob …
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[ˈpɜːtɪnəntlɪ] adv → in modo pertinentehe very pertinently said that ... → disse molto a proposito che...
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