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befitting

  (bĭ-fĭt'ĭng) pronunciation
adj.

Appropriate; suitable; proper.

befittingly be·fit'ting·ly adv.
 
 
Thesaurus: befitting

adjective

  1. Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place: appropriate, apt, becoming, correct, felicitous, fit, fitting, happy, meet, proper, right, tailor-made. See right/wrong.
  2. Suited to one's end or purpose: appropriate, convenient, expedient, fit, good, meet, proper, suitable, tailor-made, useful. See agree/disagree, good/bad.
  3. Conforming to accepted standards: becoming, comely, comme il faut, correct, decent, decorous, de rigueur, nice, proper, respectable, right, seemly. See courtesy/discourtesy.

 
Antonyms: befitting

adj

Definition: appropriate
Antonyms: improper, inappropriate, incorrect, unbecoming, unfitting, unsuitable


 
WordNet: befitting
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: appropriate to


 
 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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