felicitous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
    • a felicitous speaker
  2. adjective satellite marked by good fortune
    happy.
    • a felicitous life
    • a happy outcome

WordNet


Fe*lic"i*tous adjective
Definitions
  1. Characterized by felicity; happy; prosperous; delightful; skilful; successful; happily applied or expressed; appropriate.
    Felicitous words and images. M. Arnold.
    -- Fe*lic"i*tous*ly, adv. -- Fe*lic"i*tous*ness, n.

Webster 1913