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Webster 1913 Edition
Pertinent
1.
Belonging or related to the subject or matter in hand; fit or appropriate in any way; adapted to the end proposed; apposite; material; relevant;
as,
pertinent
illustrations or arguments; pertinent
evidence.2.
Regarding; concerning; belonging; pertaining.
[R.]
“Pertinent unto faith.” Hooker.
Syn. – Apposite; relevant; suitable; appropriate; fit.
– Per′ti-nent-ly
, adv.
Per′ti-nent-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pertinent
PER'TINENT
,Adj.
hand; just to the purpose; adapted to the end proposed; apposite; not foreign to the thing intended. We say, he used an argument not pertinent to his subject or design. The discourse abounds with pertinent remarks. He gave pertinent answers to the questions.
1.
Regarding; concerning; belonging. [Little used.]