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befitting

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be·fit·ting

   [bih-fit-ing]
adjective
suitable; proper; becoming: planned with a befitting sense of majesty.
Origin:
1555–65; befit + -ing2

Related forms
be·fit·ting·ly, adverb
be·fit·ting·ness, noun
un·be·fit·ting, adjective
well-be·fit·ting, adjective

Synonyms
appropriate, fitting, apt, seemly.

Antonyms
unsuitable, inappropriate, unbecoming.

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be·fit

   [bih-fit]
verb (used with object), -fit·ted, -fit·ting.
to be proper or appropriate for; suit; fit: His clothes befit the occasion.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English; see be-, fit1
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befit (bɪˈfɪt)
 
—vb , -fits, -fitting, -fitted
(tr) to be appropriate to or suitable for
 
[C15: from be- + fit1]
 
be'fitting
 
—adj
 
be'fittingly
 
—adv

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befit
mid-15c., from be- + fit (v.).
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befitting
1560s, prp. adj. from befit (q.v.).
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