felicitous
well chosen and pleasingly appropriate
Word origin: From Latin felix, happy or lucky.
Felicitous in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing felicitous in a sentence.
Her felicitous turn of phrase captured the mood of the entire ceremony.
The closing line was a felicitous choice, summing up the whole argument in a single image.
Using “felicitous” well
Felicitous means apt and pleasingly well chosen, often of words or phrasing. Distinguish it from felicity meaning happiness; here the emphasis is on fitting aptness.
More GRE words starting with F
to make up something false in order to deceive
a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead
a person who invents elaborate or untruthful stories
treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor
achieved too easily and therefore superficial or shallow
to make an action or process easier or more achievable
a small, organized group within a larger one, especially one that is in opposition
inclined to form rival groups and provoke internal dissent
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