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Adjective: pertinent  pur-ti-nunt or purt-nunt
  1. Having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand
    "a list of articles pertinent to the discussion";
    - to the point
     
  2. Being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
    "the successful copywriter is a master of pertinent and evocative verbal images";
    - apposite, apt

See also: apropos, relevant

Encyclopedia: Pertinent