Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a pertinent manner; appositely; to the point or purpose.
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- adverb In a
pertinent manner;relevantly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a pertinent way
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Examples
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Or, more pertinently, is there a game genre that could have pulled it off, successfully and tastefully?
Suttree » Casual Games, Social Software » Let’s play a game of Kes 2009
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Or, more pertinently, is there a game genre that could have pulled it off, successfully and tastefully?
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Responding for the ID, advocate Joey Moses said the question of legal representation had been "pertinently" dealt with, and there could have been no uncertainty on Max's part that the ID had changed its mind, and no longer opposed his being represented.
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Hebrew he seems to have learned by the aid of the neighbouring ministers; borrowing books from them, and questioning them "pertinently," as he did Scott. [
Life of William Carey George Smith 1876
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More pertinently, I would ask you how you can call yourself a human being.
Archive 2009-03-01 Dungeekin 2009
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More pertinently, I would ask you how you can call yourself a human being.
Sky News, Choudhary and Sharia Law Dungeekin 2009
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On the day after the Moon Landing anniversary, Steve Hayward quotes pertinently from his excellent book, The Age of Reagan:
Science 2010
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Equally pertinently, the higher threshold would disqualify half the population from bringing a spouse or partner from abroad.
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More pertinently, Dalglish has let loose a squadron of homegrown talent.
Kenny Dalglish is showing at Liverpool he was never a busted flush | Paul Hayward 2011
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More pertinently for policymakers, losing grip on inflation could be decisive in several provincial elections this year and next.
RBI Moves Strongly, but Is It Too Little, Too Late? Harsh Joshi 2011
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