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fitting
[ fit-ing ]
fitting
/ ˈfɪtɪŋ /
adjective
- appropriate or proper; suitable
noun
- an accessory or part
an electrical fitting
- plural furnishings or accessories in a building
- work carried out by a fitter
- the act of trying on clothes so that they can be adjusted to fit
- size in clothes or shoes
a narrow fitting
Derived Forms
- ˈfittingness, noun
- ˈfittingly, adverb
Other Words From
- fitting·ly adverb
- fitting·ness noun
- self-fitting adjective
- under·fitting noun
- un·fitting adjective
- un·fitting·ly adverb
- well-fitting adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
So it was fitting that Vanecek found himself in net Thursday night on the ice that Lundqvist came to call his own while building his legend over 15 years in a Rangers sweater.
Thin and slim fitting, it’s easy to wear under additional pieces and perfect under a hard shell, reducing bulk and making the most of the limited air permeability offered by waterproof jackets by providing no other barrier to breathability.
She makes so many questionable choices throughout the series, and it felt fitting that she would have at some point done something that would only hurt her.
So a ball seemed fitting after she … er, he won the presidency.
I did my first dress fitting via FaceTime, in which the seamstress gave recommendations for what needed to be done in a few months.
It was the epitome of Kim Kardashian, and a fitting summation of the Year of Butt.
Induction would be a fitting gesture, even now when the honor would be posthumous.
How fitting that Joe Cocker would get a little help from his friend Billy Joel.
Yet, there was something quite fitting about how un-Jewish the Latke Festival was.
Instead, break out a form-fitting garment — think skinny jeans or a curve-hugging dress.
One of them had taken four years of theology, and is an excellent student, and not so fitting for other things.
He lounged about the station platform and the town p. 25displaying his faultlessly fitting fashionable clothes.
Better postpone your solace to more fitting time and place—the close of day and your own veranda.
A few notes will serve to illustrate the chief subjects for care and some important items in fitting instruments properly.
In a dress, no outlay upon the material will compensate for a badly fitting garment.
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