Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

felicitous

 

done or expressed appropriately; appropriate; suitable to the occasion

 

Having thanked the speaker for his felicitous words, the principal asked the graduates to rise and come forward to receive their diplomas.

 

Related English words: felicitousness, infelicitous (inappropriate; unhappy)

 

Latin root words: felicitas, felicitatis, f. - happiness; felix, felicis - productive; auspicious, favorable; lucky, fortunate

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