The brightest passenger in the ship, and the most interesting and felicitous talker, was a young Canadian who was not able to let the whisky bottle alone.
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Felicitous
/fəˈlɪsɪtəs/
Synonyms for "felicitous" (154 found)
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Closest matches (31)
Strong matches (46)
Adjective(5 words)
Related words (77)
happyharmoniousheart warmingheart-warminghoneyedinspiredjustjust rightlikablelikelyluckymeetmellifluousmellowmeshingniceon the buttonopportunepatpertinent
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pleasantpleasingpleasurablepleasure-givingpleasurefulpoliticprofitableproperpropitiousprosperousprovidentialqualifiedrecommendablerelevantrewardingrightripesatisfyingseasonableseemlysilversilver tonguedsilver-tonguedslicksmoothsmooth tonguedsmooth-spokensmooth-tonguedsortablespellbindingsuitablesuitedsuitingsweettailoredtellingtimelyto be desiredto the pointto the purposetullianurbaneusefulwelcomewell-chosenwell-expressedwell-putwell-spokenwell-timedwiseworthwhile
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2 entriesadverb of mannerdescriptive term
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10 entriesauspicious resultcheerfullyfit-for-purposefortunate outcomegleefullygracefullyhappilyskillfullytactfullywell-timed
Collocations
11 entriesfelicitous choicefelicitous expressionfelicitous phrasingfelicitous remarkfelicitous timingfelicitously chosenfelicitously designedfelicitously framedfelicitously phrasedfelicitously timedfelicitously worded
Inflections
4 entriesmore felicitousmore felicitouslymost felicitousmost felicitously
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
7 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
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!
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As a post-prandial speaker, however, Thackeray was undeniably the reverse of felicitous.
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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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