Apposite

Especially appropriate and directly relevant to the matter at hand.

Reach for it when praising a choice whose fit and relevance are both precise

Her apposite example made the abstract principle immediately clear.

• everyday

  relevant

  connection to the subject is the only required claim

  not when Relevant material connects to the topic but may still be badly timed or chosen.

• warm

  fitting

  the choice suits the occasion or meaning

  not when Fitting can be symbolically appropriate without being relevant to an argument.

• warm

  well-chosen

  human judgment selected the right word or example

  not when Well-chosen assumes a chooser and does not fit an accidental coincidence.

• professional

  appropriate

  the option meets situational or social expectations

  not when Appropriate may be merely acceptable rather than notably precise.

• professional

  pertinent

  information directly bears on the question

  not when Pertinent establishes relevance but not elegant situational fit.

• formal

  apt

  concise wording should praise exact suitability

  not when Apt can also mean quick to learn and may be ambiguous around people.

• formal

  germane

  strict relevance suits legal or analytical prose

  not when Germane is uncommon and lacks apposite's sense of elegant fit.

• irrelevant
• inapt
• inappropriate

• apposite example

  An apposite example clarified the difference between access and availability.

• particularly apposite

  The old proverb felt particularly apposite after the decision.

• apposite observation

  Her apposite observation redirected the meeting toward the real constraint.