befitting

be·fit·ting

adj \-ˈfi-tiŋ\

Definition of BEFITTING

1

: suitable, appropriate

2

: proper, decent

— be·fit·ting·ly \-tiŋ-lē\ adverb

Examples of BEFITTING

1. <many voters feel that the womanizing governor has not acted in a befitting manner for someone who serves as the state's chief executive>
2. <a befitting reply to a civil question>

First Known Use of BEFITTING

1564

Related to BEFITTING

Synonyms: proper, correct, decent, decorous, de rigueur, genteel, nice, polite, respectable, seemly

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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Rhymes with BEFITTING

earsplitting, fee splitting, fence-sitting, formfitting, hairsplitting, hard-hitting, house-sitting, pipe fitting, resitting, sidesplitting, steam fitting, unfitting, unwitting