suitable
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
suitable (comparative more suitable, superlative most suitable)
- Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
- 2015 February 23, Rachel Janik, “Texas Teacher Will Donate a Kidney to 6-Year-Old Student”, in Time[1]:
- Doctors told Matthew Parker’s family there was only a 1% chance of finding a suitable donor for Matthew because his body had rejected a previous transplant.
Synonyms[edit]
- fit for purpose (British)
- up to standard (British)
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Translations[edit]
appropriate to a certain occasion
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Further reading[edit]
- “suitable” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “suitable” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.