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felicitous

[ 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.


felicitous

/ ɪˈɪɪə /

adjective

  1. well-chosen; apt
  2. possessing an agreeable style
  3. producing or marked by happiness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ڱˈٴdzܲ, adverb
  • ڱˈٴdzܲԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ڱ·i·ٴdzܲ· adverb
  • ڱ·i·ٴdzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDzЭ·i·ٴdzܲ adjective
  • nonڱ·i·ٴdzܲ· adverb
  • nonڱ·i·ٴdzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲЭ·i·ٴdzܲ adjective
  • unڱ·i·ٴdzܲ· adverb
  • unڱ·i·ٴdzܲ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of felicitous1

First recorded in 1725–35; felicit(y) + -ous
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Some of Sondheim’s best jokes are swallowed up in the imbalance between singers and orchestra, a situation exacerbated by a perhaps unanticipated and more felicitous problem: the audiences’ frequent boisterous response.

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County leaders should not wait for the “felicitous scenario” in which market forces lead to more housing at lower prices before they address the potential strain on infrastructure, schools and tree canopy.

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County leaders should develop plans to address these problems in the felicitous scenario that market forces respond in earnest to the new home-building opportunities.

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A win for this film would be nothing less than felicitous in a post-#MeToo Hollywood.

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This winter, by some felicitous coincidence, the Wheel of Fortune has delivered two delightful books about Alison.

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