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suitable

[soo-tuh-buhl]

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adjective

such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.

Origin:
1505–15; suit + -able

Related forms

suit·a·bil·i·ty, suit·a·ble·ness, noun

suit·a·bly, adverb

pre·suit·a·bil·i·ty, noun

pre·suit·a·ble, adjective

pre·suit·a·b·ly, adverb

Synonyms
proper, befitting, seemly, apt.

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But the suitable girl these single fellows seek is of the furry, four-footed variety.

The search will continue until a suitable candidate is found.

Many millions have been spent acquiring the sort of forest that might be suitable for the bird-if it were to be found.

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But the suitable girl these single fellows seek is of the furry, four-footed variety.

The search will continue until a suitable candidate is found.

Many millions have been spent acquiring the sort of forest that might be suitable for the bird-if it were to be found.

Wetland development and drainage have drastically reduced suitable habitat for this and many other species around the globe.

Other amphibian species also will become vulnerable or threatened, lacking a way to reach a more suitable habitat.

Conclusion: suitable habitat-not seed dispersal-determines a species' range.

They're particularly suitable for small beds, border edgings, even containers.

Recovering the bounty is a job suitable only for a robot.

It had been suitable enough for the livery-car driver who owned it.

Position will remain open until a suitable candidate is identified.

As long, that is, as you can find a suitable source of cold.

Young giant barb can become acclimated to pond life and may be suitable for farming.

Curators will review your submission and will promote suitable content to trusted status.

If the bark starts to curve around, the growth rings will as well, and then it wouldn't be suitable for baskets.

Pebbles are too smooth and round to make a suitable paving if left free to roll around.

Mojang says this will make the atmosphere more relaxed, as is suitable for a portable game.

Position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

If a cylindrical capsule containing a suitable gas is inserted into the hole, the atoms of the gas become ionised.

The spirit granted permission for them to enter-but only after a suitable offering was made of honey, tobacco, and alcohol.

But the device required constant visual monitoring to collect data, so it wasn't really suitable for serious science.

The remote islands were considered to be a suitable place to punish the rebels.

Most blueberries grown for fruit are also handsome shrubs suitable for hedges or shrub borders.

So the race to find a suitable replacement technology is coming down to the wire.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until a suitable candidate is found.

If there are suitable planets in this zone, they might contain life.

Suitable males may gather harems of several females, each of which will lay three to five eggs.

And paper-based products may not be a suitable replacement because of the requirement to cut down trees.

Suitable in beds or containers as outdoor annual add to my plant list.

Depending on how you set it up, it's suitable for a single child, twins or two children of different ages.

Applications received after that date may be considered if no suitable candidate has been identified.

They may be biding their time, waiting for a suitable opportunity for a coup.

Clean the crisper drawers in your refrigerator of produce no longer suitable for eating.

Humans must always be in a pressurized enclosure, with a suitable atmosphere and adequate temperature and humidity control.

Selecting a suitable wine for a celebratory meal can be tricky at times.

Included carrying case is basically a thin, flimsy sheath not suitable for transporting anything of value.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate is selected.

Most well-educated women met their husbands at university, where there was an ample supply of suitable partners.

Keep an eye out for items suitable for a children's garden or whimsical outdoor spaces.

There are vast areas of land available that are not suitable for use as food crops and labor is available in developing countries.

One of the biggest challenges bees face is finding suitable nesting sites.

All of these cars are great toys and suitable for almost any age.

Employment will begin commensurate with the identification of a suitable candidate.

If the bomblets fail to find something suitable to destroy, they automatically self-destruct.

Some of those genes make it more suitable to cold, mountainous regions.

Most pantries have a suitable pan in which to make them.

Every time, he would warn them that it was not suitable for use in risk management or valuation.

The position will remain open until a suitable candidate is identified.

In future it needs to give people products that are suitable for their needs, which mostly involves avoiding excessive risks.

What the gardens all have in common is drought-tolerant plantings suitable for our climate.

Admittedly, not everything on display is suitable for kids, but there's definitely a good chance something will appeal to them.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate has been hired.

Japan's territory and climate is not suitable for nuclear energy.

The dirt road is suitable for cars-but take it slow.

Tons of oddly shaped pockets not suitable for storing anything in.

Search remains open until suitable candidates are identified.

The surrendered slots are, theoretically, free to a suitable bidder.

Suitable for soaking in buttermilk, breading, then frying.

We welcome the opportunity to work with candidates to identify suitable employment opportunities for spouses or partners.

Point a suitable telescope downwards, therefore, and the chances are that you will see nothing but neutrinos.

One of them is a miniature vineyard trellis suitable for a deck.

Review of applications will be begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate is identified.

Launching and maintaining suitable satellites would be ludicrously expensive.

T-Tape is a farmer's favorite but is also available in smaller lengths more suitable for homeowners.

The researchers struggled to find a suitable spot to launch the devices, though.

But radar can be blinded by bad weather, and not all volcanoes are within range of suitable equipment.

The search is now on to find suitable pilot projects.

And there, if all goes well, it will stick-blocking the hole in a manner suitable to its rather contrived acronym.

Suitable candidates are becoming harder to find for a number of reasons.

Other governors have been kept on after suitable obeisance.

These outsiders may suggest a suitable internal candidate or seek to entice an external candidate to the post.

Project seems more suitable for designing airplanes and planning world domination.

It's busy searching out suitable nesting cavities in the trees, and it's busy communicating with his mate.

Some veggies are more suitable than others for container gardening.

Wearing whatever you feel is suitable for any special occasion at that restaurant will show them your personal style.

If a virus changes quickly, a vaccine might be suitable for a while but not forever.

But manufacturers usually tout their antibacterial soaps and lotions as suitable for everyday use.

Most blueberries grown for fruit are also handsome shrubs suitable for hedges or.

The evolutionary imperative of finding a suitable mate has produced a staggering array.

Allen had said he was prepared to retire if a suitable trade couldn't be worked out with a team he wanted to play for.

And of course, such would-be behemoths need suitable soil and climate.

The scientists attribute the strange behavior to the animals finding no suitable meals upon their early emergence.

He says paraquat is rapidly rain fast and quick to act, making it particularly suitable for use in the tropics.

Good natives and suitable export grades sold readily at format prices.

It is helpful to think about two main categories of museum careers that are particularly suitable for graduate students:.

Airports and schools were shut down, and manufacturers were ordered to work double-time to produce a suitable vaccine.

Only a few species of fly larvae, primarily blowflies, are suitable for such duty.

It's one thing to test for a certain gene and find suitable preventive treatment for a linked disease or disorder.

Hardy or quick-growing flowers and vegetables are planted directly outdoors, when the ground and weather are suitable.

We'll discuss a suitable résumé in more detail in a later column.

The initial version will only be suitable for netbooks, the small, cheap laptops that have proved popular of late.

Crude oil contains only a small amount of boiling cuts suitable for lube oil.

Mountain laurel thrives in conditions suitable for rhododendrons, though it will accept more sun where summers are cool.

I've also procured a suitable wooden chest for the task.

Co-vocabularists are invited to suggest car tones suitable for a variety of vehicles and driving scenarios.

Every suitable stretch of trail inspires a foot race.

Human development of wetlands areas leaves many birds without suitable habitat for stopovers and even wintering sites.

However, organs taken from brain-dead patients can be less suitable for transplantation than those taken the old-fashioned way.

Her fertile soil, suitable in many parts for agriculture, scarcely maintains a few sheep per square league.

Much of the difficulty there can be traced to the problems with finding a suitable chairperson.

The challenge to the filmmakers behind the new movie was to make the story suitable for kids.

It is lengthy and not suitable for publication in a science journal.

Their views could then be fed into a suitable video-sharing system so they are available to local commanders.

Today his mother is being consulted by a committee as to a suitable memorial to be erected to his memory.

It also wouldn't really have made a suitable research article for a journal, so the book was a nice alternative.

The starting point for any smart structure is a suitable array of sensors.

Unifi's role in the process will be to texture the raw yarn so that it's suitable to knit or weave into fabric.

The usual way to treat a damaged immune system is a bone marrow transplant, but suitable donors are often hard to find.

Inexpensive cuts of beef, lamb or veal, or even ground meats are suitable.

Since there may not be a bank account, cash is suitable.

Converting more land to paddy is not an option, since suitable plots are already in short supply.

Please note, due to the graphic nature of migration, some of the material in the series may not be suitable for young viewers.

Today the arid region is hardly suitable for aquatic creatures.

Once the leaves start changing color, a crisp apple dipped in chewy caramel is a suitable afternoon snack as far as we're.

Within twenty seconds, the board reveals whether the driver's condition is suitable to drive.

In some instances, the angler may live in a region where there is little moving water suitable for trout.

The patients who will hang on this year might wait six or seven years before a suitable organ becomes available.

And while not suitable for communications with hearing.

It is suitable for trees that will grow too tall if.

The industry should intelligently evaluate the marketing of games that target specific races as suitable victims of violence".

Leow searches for suitable lampshades, sconces and drawer pulls.

The animals have been living in aquariums and have been given suitable habitats, including pressure and temperature control.

Among the challenges that lie ahead will be developing a portable energy source suitable for amputees.

They could not find a suitable control group of young people not exposed to these influences.

Unused or slightly used water is often suitable for other purposes.

He was patient and courageous in the face of illness, particularly gout, against which there was at that time no suitable remedy.

The particle would find suitable polarities and frequencies to propel itself along the waves.

Put herring fillets in suitable dish, pour unstrained pickling liquid over them and marinate overnight in refrigerator.

Scientists might pay for eggs, they opined, so long as a suitable committee monitored the exchange.

The teeth would be more suitable for gnawing than for slicing or cutting.

Besides, gas is more suitable for heating homes and businesses and should be reserved for this use.

It hopes that another legal challenge can be brought, to clarify whether such regimes are suitable for young offenders.

But those animals, along with moose, survived in places where the habitat remained suitable.

Children under two should be in a playpen with suitable toys, unless a parent is with them.

Yet almost as hard as getting rid of a chief executive is the task of finding a suitable replacement.

The materials are suitable to reuse on another garment or recycle into a completely new one.

Another problem facing telomere science is that no suitable model organism is available for testing.

Article the ekpyrotic model of cosmology, and related concepts, suitable for a general audience.

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World English Dictionary

suitable (ˈsuːtəb^əl, ˈsjuːt-)

—*adj*
	appropriate; proper; fit

suita'bility

—n

'suitableness

—n

'suitably

—*adv*

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