suitable

[Suit·a*ble]

As suitable means appropriate for the purpose, you can imagine that sneakers are more suitable than high heels at a track meet.

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

Adjective S.
appropriate for a condition or occasion; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"

Adjective S.
worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"

Adjective S.
meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy"

Adjective S.
suitable for the desired purpose; "Is this a suitable dress for the office?"


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


Suitable

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

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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Usage Examples

When you read about a car crash in which two or three youngsters are killed, do you pause to dwell on the amount of love and treasure and patience parents poured into bodies no longer suitable for open caskets?

The fact that The Bridge contains folk lore and other material suitable to the epic form need not therefore prove its failure as a long lyric poem, with interrelated sections.

The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore so it eats it!

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I present myself to you in a form suitable to the relationship I wish to achieve with you.

Suicide, moreover, was at the time in vogue in Paris: what more suitable key to the mystery of life for a skeptical society?

It's kind of ironic that the two sports with the greatest characters, boxing and horse racing, have both been on the decline. In both cases it's for the lack of a suitable hero.

Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort.

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