Associations to the word «Pertinent»

Wiktionary

PERTINENT, adjective. Important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant

Dictionary definition

PERTINENT, adjective. Having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand; "a list of articles pertinent to the discussion"; "remarks that were to the point".
PERTINENT, adjective. Being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats