BEFITTING

befitting

(adjective) appropriate to; “behavior befitting a father”

BEFIT

befit, suit, beseem

(verb) accord or comport with; “This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

befitting

present participle of befit

Adjective

befitting (comparative more befitting, superlative most befitting)

appropriate, becoming

He moved with a befitting grace.

Source: Wiktionary


Be*fit"ting, a.

Definition: Suitable; proper; becoming; fitting.

BEFIT

Be*fit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Befitting.]

Definition: To be suitable to; to suit; to become. That name best befits thee. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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