relevant
[ rel-uh-vuhnt ]
/ ˈrɛl ə vənt /
adjective
bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
Origin of relevant
SYNONYMS FOR relevant
synonym study for relevant
See
apt.
pronunciation note for relevant
See
irrelevant.
OTHER WORDS FROM relevant
Words nearby relevant
relegate,
relent,
relentless,
relenza,
relevance,
relevant,
relevé,
relexify,
reliability,
reliable,
reliance
Example sentences from the Web for relevantly
And, relevantly, two winning campaigns for California initiatives.
Putting Words in Gore Vidal’s Mouth—a Copywriter Recalls the 1982 Senate Campaign |Robert Chandler |August 6, 2012 |DAILY BEAST"It won't matter about my friendship, I am three years younger than Margery," she said awkwardly and not too relevantly.
Six Girls and the Tea Room |Marion Ames TaggartA few questions addressed to him were answered coherently and relevantly.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry |Bernard Glueck
British Dictionary definitions for relevantly
relevant
/ (ˈrɛlɪvənt) /
adjective
having direct bearing on the matter in hand; pertinent
linguistics another word for distinctive (def. 2)
Derived forms of relevant
relevance or relevancy, noun relevantly, adverbWord Origin for relevant
C16: from Medieval Latin
relevans, from Latin
relevāre to lighten, from
re- +
levāre to raise,
relieve