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Felicitous Fuh Lis Uh Tuhs Adjective Apt.  Pleasing Latin Felix Happy

Felicitous is an adjective that means appropriate or apt, and also pleasing. It derives from the Latin word 'felix', meaning happy.

Felicitous is an adjective meaning appropriate or apt, and also pleasing. It originates from the Latin word 'felix' for happy.

Front felicitous \fuh-LIS-uh-tuhs\
Back adjective
1. Appropriate or apt. 
2. Pleasing.

[From Latin felix (happy). Earliest documented use: 1641.]

"As good actors age -- perhaps a more felicitous word would be mature -- they learn how to do more with less." - Charles Isherwood; A Literary Life Can Turn Lonely When the Cheering Stops; The New York Times; Apr 29, 2010.

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