Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Reaching to or touching completely.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word pertingent.
Examples
-
If the pertingent Reader still craves more evidence of the extent of Hariot's friendships, and the universality of his acquirements, let him read the following pithy, quaint, and beautiful tribute paid to him by blind Old Homer's Chapman in 1616.
Thomas Hariot Stevens, Henry, 1819-1886 1885
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.