felicitously
- adverb
- /fəˈlɪsɪtəsli/
- Formal
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oportunamente
- Culler’s description seems to apply very felicitously to "Grace" and "The Sisters."
Examples
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Nature, as Jefferson so felicitously put it, was the same on both sides of the Atlantic.
Academic text (2003) -
His mention of a felicitously completed monetary exchange may be read as a displacement of the verbal exchange, which is not going so well.
Academic text (1991) -
I have seldom in my lifetime listen to compliments so felicitously phrased, Or so well deserved.
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It then adds the idea that this happens especially felicitously in a context where the learner is consciously engaged in constructing a public entity, whether it's a sand castle on the beach or a theory of the universe.
Academic text (2015) -
In Book II, Fray Luis' reworking of the nuptial Psalm 44 is inserted, felicitously, at the end of a discussion of the Church as Bride of Christ, with all of its supporting exegetical material from the Song of Songs.
Academic text (2002) -
I remember his felicitously barbed appraisal of a memoir by a former friend in which ingratitude was revealed on the part of the friend, on the part of "the lean young Quennell," toward a host, the sumptuous Harold Acton.
Academic text (1996) -
She articulated her thoughts on the project felicitously, making everyone feel included in the discussion.
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The speaker addressed the audience felicitously, ensuring her words resonated well with everyone present.
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His comments were felicitously timed, bringing laughter and a sense of ease to the tense situation.
Synonyms
31
3.7
In a way that fits the situation
14
3.0
In a way that fits the situation
9
3.9
In a way that is right for the situation
1
8.3
In a proper way for the situation
In a way that suits the situation
In a way that is right for the situation
Antonyms
How Appropriate
Surface Forms
Morphology
felicitously = felicitous (semi-transparent) = felicit + ous + ly
Adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'felicitous' yields an adverb with the directly derived meaning 'in a felicitous manner'.
Etymology
Felicitously comes from the Latin words felix and felicitas, which mean 'happy' or 'good fortune'. Think of the English word felicity, which means 'great happiness' or a 'pleasing choice'. So, to do something felicitously is to do it in a pleasing and very suitable way.