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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 is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Example Sentences
  • 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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suitable (ˈsuːtəbəl, ˈsjuːt-)
 
adj
appropriate; proper; fit
 
suita'bility
 
n
 
'suitableness
 
n
 
'suitably
 
adv

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