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pertinent

/ˈpɜːtɪnənt/

B2CEFR level
35/100Rarity: fairly common
FormalRegister

General adjective

Directly relevant to the matter under discussion.

The review is confined to studies pertinent to the central research question.

Similar: relevant, applicable

Topic: Academic writing in General English

Medicine adjective

Directly relevant to the matter or decision at hand.

Include only the pertinent findings; the receiving team doesn't need every normal result.

Similar: relevant, germane

Topic: Clinical handover in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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