befitting
be·fit·ting
adj \-ˈfi-tiŋ\Definition of BEFITTING
Examples of BEFITTING
- <many voters feel that the womanizing governor has not acted in a befitting manner for someone who serves as the state's chief executive>
- <a befitting reply to a civil question>
First Known Use of BEFITTING
1564
Related to BEFITTING
Antonyms: improper, inappropriate, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, unbecoming, ungenteel, unseemly
Related Words: acceptable, adequate, satisfactory, tolerable; dress, dressy, formal; dignified, elegant, gracious; priggish, prim, stiff, stuffy; apt, material, relevant; compatible, congenial, harmonious; allowed, authorized, kosher, permitted
Near Antonyms: intolerable, unacceptable, unsatisfactory; casual, grungy, informal; seedy, shabby, tacky; banned, barred, disallowed; forbidden, interdicted, outlawed, prohibited, proscribed; awkward, gauche, ungraceful
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