adj.

1. Admirably suited; apt: a felicitous comparison.
2. Exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style: a felicitous writer.
3. Marked by happiness or good fortune: a felicitous life.

felicitously fe·lic'i·tous·ly adv.
felicitousness fe·lic'i·tous·ness n.

adjective

Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place: appropriate, apt, becoming, befitting, correct, fit¹, fitting, happy, meet², proper, right, tailor-made. See right/wrong.

adj

Definition: appropriate, suitable
Antonyms: improper, inappropriate, infelicitous, inopportune, unfitting, unsuitable, untimely

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IN BRIEF: Suitably expressed and well chosen.

The card of congratulations was certainly felicitous.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - velvalgt, heldig, rammende

Nederlands (Dutch)
passend, plezierig, gelukkig

Français (French)
adj. - heureux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - glücklich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εύστοχος, προσφυής, δόκιμος, καλοδιαλεγμένος

Italiano (Italian)
adatto, appropriato, felice, calzante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - apropriado

Русский (Russian)
уместный, подходящий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - feliz, oportuno, elocuente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - välfunnen

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
巧妙的, 可喜的, 极为适当的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 巧妙的, 可喜的, 極為適當的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 적절한, 멋있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 適切な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مناسب , لبق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתאים, הולם‬

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