unbefitting

be·fit·ting

[bih-fit-ing]
adjective
suitable; proper; becoming: planned with a befitting sense of majesty.

Origin:
1555–65; befit + -ing2

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


appropriate, fitting, apt, seemly.


unsuitable, inappropriate, unbecoming.
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befit (bɪˈfɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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Unbefitting is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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befitting
1560s, prp. adj. from befit (q.v.).
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