well chosen or suited to the circumstances; appropriate secondary meaning: pleasing or fortunate
Louise Siddons
@lsiddons.bsky.social
“No wonder that their shoe bills were quite as substantial as their hefty yearly bill for cheese…” #lifegoals from walking enthusiasts, the Ladies of Llangollen (and credit to author Elizabeth Mavor for the delightful observation and felicitous turn of phrase).
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Joshua Alfaro
@joshuaalfaro.bsky.social
Latin phrases for textual emendations/conjectures:
emendatio palmaria - palm-worthy
emendatio egregia - outstanding
acuta coniectura - sharp/clever
emendatio felicissima - most felicitous
emendatio elegans - elegant
coniectura verisimilis - plausible
emendatio optima - best
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Maria Popova
@mariapopova.bsky.social
The measure of a rich life – Wendell Berry on delight as a force of resistance and the key to felicitous sanity during hardship www.themarginalian.org/2026/04/03/w...
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