Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Appropriate to a purpose or an occasion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of suiting; conformable; fitting; appropriate; proper; becoming.
- Synonyms Fit, meet, appropriate, apt, pertinent, seemly, eligible, consonant, corresponding, congruous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of suiting; fitting; accordant; proper; becoming; agreeable; adapted.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having
sufficient or therequired properties for a certain purpose or task;appropriate to a certainoccasion .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective meant or adapted for an occasion or use
- adjective worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
Etymologies
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Examples
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However, you should get accustomed to using the term suitable for your branch.
Married to the Military Meredith Leyva 2009
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However, you should get accustomed to using the term suitable for your branch.
Married to the Military Meredith Leyva 2009
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I am an actress, so I must have a name suitable for an actress.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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I am an actress, so I must have a name suitable for an actress.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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I am an actress, so I must have a name suitable for an actress.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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I am an actress, so I must have a name suitable for an actress.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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I am an actress, so I must have a name suitable for an actress.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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She had probably used the term panku, with all of its meanings, and the translator had to take a fraction of a second to find a word suitable for the context.
Shadow Lord Laurence Yep 2000
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She had probably used the term panku, with all of its meanings, and the translator had to take a fraction of a second to find a word suitable for the context.
Shadow Lord Laurence Yep 2000
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She had probably used the term panku, with all of its meanings, and the translator had to take a fraction of a second to find a word suitable for the context.
Shadow Lord Laurence Yep 2000
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