Meanings
comparative more suitably · superlative most suitably
- In a suitable manner; with propriety.
Mr. Campion appeared suitably impressed and she warmed to him. He was very easy to talk to with those long clown lines in his pale face, a natural goon, born rather too early she suspected.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLCSynonyms: properly, duly, fitly, agreeably, accordantly, accordingly, agreeably, appropriately
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a suitable manner; with propriety.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbin accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek εἰκότως
- εἰκότως (eikótōs)in a suitable manner
Catalan adequadament
- adequadamentin a suitable manner
Esperanto taŭge
- taŭgein a suitable manner
Finnish sopivasti, kelvollisesti
- sopivastiin a suitable manner
- kelvollisestiin a suitable manner
French convenablement
- convenablementin a suitable manner
Latin aptē, parissimē
- aptēin a suitable manner
- parissimēin a suitable manner
Spanish apropiadamente
- apropiadamentein a suitable manner
Cite this entry
suitably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suitably
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