Definition
In a way that is well-suited, appropriate, or brings happiness; in a fortunate or apt manner.
Etymology
From felicitous (appropriate, well-suited, fortunate) plus the adverb-forming suffix -ly. Felicitous derives from Latin felicitas via French, emphasizing appropriateness rather than chance.
Kelly Says
A word chooses its moment felicitously when it's perfectly timed and exactly right—authors love this word because it describes that magical moment when something fits just perfectly, like the exact right metaphor appearing exactly when needed.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በሰላም (Be selam)
be se-lam
ARالعربية
بشكل جميل (Bis-khal jamil)
bi-skhal ja-mil
BNবাংলা
সুখে (Shukhe)
shook-he
CACatalà
felicitadament
fe-li-si-ta-dam-ent
CSČeština
šťastně
sh-chast-nee
DADansk
lykkeligt
loo-kke-ligt
DEDeutsch
glücklicherweise
glook-li-khayt-li-che
ELΕλληνικά
ευτυχώς (Eftychos)
ef-ti-chos
ESEspañol
felicitadamente
fe-li-si-ta-da-men-te
FAفارسی
با خوشحالی (Ba khoshhaali)
ba khosh-ha-ali
FISuomi
onnellisesti
on-nel-lis-tee
FRFrançais
félicitamment
fe-li-si-ta-man-te
GUGU
ખુશીથી (Khushīthī)
khush-ee-thee
HEעברית
בהצלחה (Behatzlacha)
be-ha-tz-la-cha
HIहिन्दी
खुशी से (Khushi se)
khushi se
HUMagyar
boldogan
bold-o-gan
IDBahasa Indonesia
dengan gembira
den-gan ge-mbira
ITItaliano
felicitamente
fe-li-si-ta-men-te
JA日本語
めでたく (Me-da-ku)
meh-da-ku
KKKK
құтты (Qutty)
koo-t-ty
KO한국어
축복하게 (Chukbokhage)
chuk-bok-ha-ge
MRMR
आनंदात (Aanandāt)
aa-nan-da-at
MSBahasa Melayu
dengan gembira
den-gan ge-mbira
MYမြန်မာ
အကောင်းဆုံး (A-ka-ung-su-n-g)
a-ka-ung-su-n-g
NLNederlands
gelukkig
gel-oo-kig
NONorsk
lykkelig
loo-kke-lig
PAPA
ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ (Khushī nāl)
khush-ee naal
PLPolski
szczęśliwie
shche-s-li-vee
PTPortuguês
felicitamente
fe-li-si-ta-men-te
RORomână
fericit
fe-ri-sit
RUРусский
счастья (Schastya)
s-cha-s-ty-a
SVSvenska
lyckligt
loo-klit
SWKiswahili
kwa furaha
kwa fu-ra-ha
TAதமிழ்
சிறப்பாக (Siruppaaga)
si-rup-pa-aga
TEతెలుగు
సంతోషంగా (Santhoshanga)
san-to-sh-an-ga
THไทย
อย่างมีความสุข (Yak ngai mee khwam suk)
yahng ngai mee kwan suk
TRTürkçe
mutlu bir şekilde
mot-loo bir she-kile
UKУкраїнська
щасливо (Shchaslyvo)
sh-cha-s-lee-vo
URاردو
خوشحالی سے (Khushi se)
khushi se
VITiếng Việt
vui vẻ
vui ve
ZH中文
幸福地 (Xìngfú dì)
sing-foo-dee