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Pertinent vs Pointful - What's the difference?

pertinent | pointful |

As adjectives the difference between pertinent and pointful

is that pertinent is important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant while pointful is having real substance; apposite, pertinent.

pertinent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant
  • *
    • Fourthly, I have made an effort to call the attention of the reader to the pertinent literature.

    Related terms

    * impertinent * pertain * pertinence * pertinency

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    pointful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having real substance; apposite, pertinent.
  • Having a point; not pointless.
  • *2010 , (Christopher Hitchens), Hitch-22 , Atlantic 2011, p. 193:
  • *:In my above album of things that seem to make life pointful and worthwhile, [...] this would constitute an exceptional entry.

    • Antonyms

    * pointless