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Webster 1913 Edition


Suitable

Suit′a-ble

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Adj.
Capable of suiting; fitting; accordant; proper; becoming; agreeable; adapted;
as, ornaments
suitable
to one’s station; language
suitable
for the subject
.
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Suit′a-ble-ness
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Noun.
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Suit′a-bly
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adv.
Syn. – Proper; fitting; becoming; accordant; agreeable; competent; correspondent; compatible; consonant; congruous; consistent.

Webster 1828 Edition


Suitable

SUITABLE

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Adj.
Fitting; according with; agreeable to; proper; becoming; as ornaments suitable to one's character and station; language suitable to the subject.
1.
Adequate. We cannot make suitable returns for divine mercies.