Definition of Pertinent

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Pertinent

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.

Regarding; concerning; belonging; pertaining.

Related Definitions:

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Pertinent Quotations

That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to a pertinent answer.
Jacob Bronowski

I very much dislike writing about myself or my work, and when pressed for autobiographical material can only give a bare chronological outline which contains no pertinent facts.
Shirley Jackson

The human spy, in terms of the American espionage effort, had never been terribly pertinent.
Aldrich Ames

There's fierce competition between all the networks to get the guest who can bring the most pertinent information about whatever the story of the moment happens to be.
Bob Schieffer

The more facts you tell, the more you sell. An advertisement's chance for success invariably increases as the number of pertinent merchandise facts included in the advertisement increases.
Charles Edwards

The pertinent question: if Americans did not want these wars should they have been compelled to fight them?
Frank Chodorov

Pertinent Translations

pertinent in German is angemessen, sachdienlich
pertinent in Italian is equo
pertinent in Spanish is pertinente, adecuado

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