suit·a·ble

[soo-tuh-buhl]
adjective
such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.

Origin:
1505–15; suit + -able

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


proper, befitting, seemly, apt.
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suitable (ˈsuːtəbəl, ˈsjuːt-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
appropriate; proper; fit
 
suita'bility
 
n
 
'suitableness
 
n
 
'suitably
 
adv

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