felicitous
pronunciation
How to pronounce felicitous in British English:
UK [fəˈlɪsɪtəs]
How to pronounce felicitous in American English:
US [fɪˈlɪsɪtəs]
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- Adjective:
- exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
- marked by good fortune
Word Origin
- felicitous (adj.)
- 1726, "blissful, very happy," from felicity + -ous. There is an isolated use of felicitously from 1530s.
Example
- 1. He opened our proceedings in a felicitous speech .
- 2. Nationalization is a word which is neither very felicitous nor free from ambiguity .
- 3. Commentsview / create comment on this paragraphbut friedman also produced a less felicitous legacy .
- 4. His work is rather fluent and felicitous .
- 5. You need to handle the delicate matter in a most felicitous manner .