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fittingly

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fit⋅ting

  [fit-ing]
–adjective
1. suitable or appropriate; proper or becoming.
–noun
2. the act of a person or thing that fits.
3. an act or instance of trying on clothes that are being made or altered to determine proper fit.
4. anything provided as equipment, parts, supply, etc.
5. Usually, fittings. furniture, fixtures, etc., as of a building or apartment.
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Origin:
1525–35; fit 1 + -ing 2 , -ing 1

Related forms:
fit⋅ting⋅ly, adverb
fit⋅ting⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. fit, meet, right, decorous, seemly.
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fit·ting   (fĭt'ĭng)   
adj.  Being in keeping with a situation; appropriate.
n.  

  1. The act of trying on clothes whose fit is being adjusted.

  2. A small detachable part for a machine or apparatus.

  3. fittings Chiefly British Furnishings or fixtures.

fit'ting·ly adv., fit'ting·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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