fitliest

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A form of fitly — In a fit manner

OriginEnglish fitly ← Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- →
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Meanings

adverb
  1. literaryraresuperlativesuperlative form of fitly: most fitly

    How dispute the Guelfs were fitliest maintained in rule?

    1840, Robert Browning, “Book the Sixth”, in Sordello, London: Edward Moxon, page 224
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    […] but in a place of utter darkness, fitliest called Chaos […]

    1860 [1667], James R. Boyd (explanatory and critical notes), “Book I”, in John Milton, edited by James R. Boyd, The Paradise Lost (National School Series), New York, N.Y.: A. S. Barnes & Burr, page 11

    If the Theame be of any person, in accusation or defence of them after the manner of declamations, then that their Exordium may be fitliest taken, from the partie himselfe who is accused or defended […]

    1917 [1612], John Brinsley, edited by E. T. Campagnac, Ludus Literarius: or, the Grammar Schoole, Liverpool: The University Press, page 179

Origin

  1. Middle Englishfit?
  2. Englishfit
  3. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  4. Proto-Germanic*līką
  5. Englishfitly
  6. Englishfitliest

From fitly + -est.

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