felicitous

Definition

Characterized by felicity.

Etymology

From felicity + -ous.

Example Sentences

• "Walter again pursued his way, lost in a very mixed reverie; sometimes writhing under an idea of degradation, in thus making a trade of his talents; and then, again, somewhat consoled by the pride of art; for how many felicitous and stinging epigrams arose in his mind!"
• "As a post-prandial speaker, however, Thackeray was undeniably the reverse of felicitous."
• "The recommendations of the experts, however, have not proved very felicitous. […] [S]cant regard has been paid to Albania's much stronger claims, both on ethnographical and on strategical grounds, in the North, […]"

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