appropriate to a particular situation synonym relevant a pertinent question/fact pertinent to something Please keep your comments pertinent to the topic under discussion.
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adverb The report examines the causes of rising unemployment, and, more pertinently, offers some solutions.
NAmE//ˈpərtn̩əns//
noun [uncountable]See pertinent in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: pertinent