as in properly
in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose
he was dressed fittingly for the prom—all decked out in a spiffy tux
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Recent Examples of fittingly
The music is fittingly unsettled and often quite dire.
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Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
The product of an ongoing partnership between Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies, the Movies and Motorcars sale will be fittingly held at the prestigious Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on November 6.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
The results are, fittingly, rather alarming.
—Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025
The company, fittingly called Everglades Oysters, is built around a 74-acre underwater farm surrounded by the maze of mangroves that make up the 10,000 Islands National Wildlife Refuge and on the fringe of one of Florida’s most productive bull shark nurseries.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Appearing on Tuesday’s broadcast – Meyers’ 1,713th episode, a number that fittingly adds up to 12, matching Swift’s 12th studio album (and nodding to her lucky 13) – was appropriate to the numerology that’s followed her entire career.
—Haley Kluge, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
And, fittingly for a couple who met on Carpool Karaoke, there’s a serious karaoke setup concealed behind custom cabinetry in the living room.
—Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Miu Miu debuted its spring 2026 collection on Monday amid Paris Fashion Week, and creative director Miuccia Prada‘s latest vision includes a range of footwear with utilitarian flair — fittingly aligning with her apron-heavy clothing assortment.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
The cookie unveiling, fittingly, was held at Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine, a not-for-profit restaurant.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
The product of an ongoing partnership between Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies, the Movies and Motorcars sale will be fittingly held at the prestigious Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on November 6.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
The results are, fittingly, rather alarming.
—Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025
The company, fittingly called Everglades Oysters, is built around a 74-acre underwater farm surrounded by the maze of mangroves that make up the 10,000 Islands National Wildlife Refuge and on the fringe of one of Florida’s most productive bull shark nurseries.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Appearing on Tuesday’s broadcast – Meyers’ 1,713th episode, a number that fittingly adds up to 12, matching Swift’s 12th studio album (and nodding to her lucky 13) – was appropriate to the numerology that’s followed her entire career.
—Haley Kluge, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
And, fittingly for a couple who met on Carpool Karaoke, there’s a serious karaoke setup concealed behind custom cabinetry in the living room.
—Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Miu Miu debuted its spring 2026 collection on Monday amid Paris Fashion Week, and creative director Miuccia Prada‘s latest vision includes a range of footwear with utilitarian flair — fittingly aligning with her apron-heavy clothing assortment.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
The cookie unveiling, fittingly, was held at Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine, a not-for-profit restaurant.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fittingly
Adverb
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Standard waste practices such as landfilling, mechanical recycling, and incineration fail to manage plastic properly and often generate secondary pollution.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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In order to properly tell its decades-spanning mystery, Origins and NCIS will be switching their respective time slots for the evening.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Contestants stood to win the fabled Rs 1 crore by correctly answering 15 questions within 60 minutes.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Paulsen answered every one of Shanahan’s questions correctly, then rattled off the assignments for the guards and center, too.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Yet stimulatory or not, America’s economy has a mountain to climb before Washington’s debts align more appropriately with its economic context.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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It's called, appropriately enough, Holy Hill Skeletons.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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