Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pertinently"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Pertinent \Per"ti*nent\, a. [L. pertinens, -entis, p. pr. of
pertinere: cf. F. pertinent. See {Pertain}.]
1. Belonging or related to the subject or matter in hand; fit
or appropriate in any way; adapted to the end proposed;
apposite; material; relevant; as, pertinent illustrations
or arguments; pertinent evidence.

2. Regarding; concerning; belonging; pertaining. [R.]
``Pertinent unto faith.'' --Hooker.

Syn: Apposite; relevant; suitable; appropriate; fit. --
{Per"ti*nent*ly}, adv. -- {Per"ti*nent*ness}, n.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

pertinently
adv : 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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