felicitous
Happily suited, fitting
Felicitous means well-suited or aptly expressed.
A felicitous choice of words captures exactly the right tone; a felicitous phrase seems perfectly chosen for the occasion.
The word carries a sense of happy appropriateness—something felicitous isn't just adequate but pleasingly fitting: a felicitous metaphor, a felicitous turn of phrase.
Less commonly, felicitous can simply mean fortunate or happy.
Suited to circumstance
- fittingSuitable or proper
- suitableProper for purpose
- appositeStrikingly suitable or relevant
- germaneRelated to the topic
pertinent · apt · proper · befitting · congruous · relevant · precise · exact
Favored by chance
- blessedReceiving divine favor
- auspiciousIndicating future success
- propitiousFavorable for success
- favorableInclined toward approval
providential · opportune · timely · serendipitous · fortuitous · happy · charmed · advantageous
appropriate
Suited to circumstance
germane · pertinent · apt · proper · befitting · congruous · relevant · precise · exact · spot-on
lucky
Favored by chance
- blessedReceiving divine favor
- auspiciousIndicating future success
- propitiousFavorable for success
favorable · providential · opportune · timely · serendipitous · fortuitous · happy · charmed · advantageous · beneficial
articulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
refined · fluent · smooth · apt · neat · dexterous · skillful · inspired · memorable · pithy
felicitousinfelicitous
Unsuitable or ill-timed
inappropriate · unsuitable · inapt · unfitting · improper
felicitousawkward
Lacking grace or ease
clumsy · infelicitous · inept · graceless · maladroit
felicitousunfortunate
Deserving of pity
unhappy · inauspicious · unlucky · ill-fated · untoward