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suitable

American  
[soo-tuh-buhl] / ˈsu tə bəl /

adjective

  1. such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.

    Synonyms:
    apt, seemly, befitting, proper
suitable British  
/ ˈsjuːt-, ˈsuːtəbəl /

adjective

  1. appropriate; proper; fit

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Other Word Forms

  • presuitable adjective
  • presuitably adverb
  • suitability noun
  • suitableness noun
  • suitably adverb

Etymology

Origin of suitable

First recorded in 1505–15; suit + -able

Example Sentences

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The bicycle course featured four small bikes with training wheels, only suitable for young children.

From Los Angeles Times

If growth continues, the drug is not suitable.

From Science Daily

Collecting suitable samples is also difficult, since fresh DNA is needed and many species live in remote or hard-to-reach habitats.

From Science Daily

The next is making it suitable for human life.

From MarketWatch

He experimented with a variety of change-ups, searching across the seams in the hopes of finding a suitable alternative to his blistering fastball.

From The Wall Street Journal

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