Correct and Relevant

Correct

Correct adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.
Usage example: painfully correct dress for the state dinner at the White House

Relevant and correct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Relevant" instead an adjective "Correct".

Relevant

Relevant adjective - Having to do with the matter at hand.

Correct and relevant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Correct" instead an adjective "Relevant".

Nearby Words: relevance, relevancy

Both words in one sentence

  • Useful Notes / Stock Dinosaurs (True Dinosaurs) Ceratosaurus is quite rare in films these days: the only relevant example is a short cameo in Jurassic Park III, in which it's not even named (but at least is correct-sized).
  • Stock Dinosaurs This includes plot relevant appearances from Archaeopteryx and Microraptor and cameos from a generic "early" dinosaur and Anchiornis (complete with correct coloration).
  • Video Game / Ultima IX If you've played the other games, you probably know the correct words to activate the shrines... except that the game will reject the correct word until you've done the relevant quest to discover the word.
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