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suitable - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'suitable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Suitable [ a.]
- Capable of suiting; fitting; accordant; proper; becoming; agreeable; adapted; as, ornaments suitable to one's station; language suitable for the subject.

Meaning of 'suitable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . suitable [ s]
Meaning (1):
- meant or adapted for an occasion or use
Example in sentence:
  • a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty;
  • not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy
Meaning (2):
- worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
Example in sentence:
  • the parents found the girl suitable for their son

Nearby Words:

sui generis suicidal suicide suicidical suicidism suicism suigothus suillage suilline suine

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