- a variation of pertinence.
pertinency
Example Sentences
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It would result in revealing “the identities of all of Plaintiff’s clients, contractors and vendors, most of whom have zero relevance or pertinency to HSPCI’s ‘Russia investigation.’”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 22, 2017
The criteria for talk should be appropriateness and pertinency.
From Time Magazine Archive
The song's lack of variety was balanced by its peculiar pertinency; the President had left Rapid City the night before, suffering from indigestion but had now recovered.
From Time Magazine Archive
The remark takes on added pertinency because the novelist has essayed in lieu of fiction the poetic drama, a form in which he has less ease and authority.
From Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities by Richard Burton
The observance of this plain rule would economise space, save the time which might otherwise be occupied in useless research, and tend to produce more pertinency of reply.
From Notes and Queries, Number 19, March 9, 1850 by Various
