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suited

[ soo-tid ]

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adjective

appropriate for or compatible with a particular person, task, occasion, etc.; fitted:
A good writer chooses a prose style suited to the subject.
Parents can decide whether the program is suited for their child.
wearing a suit, especially of a specified kind or color (often used in combination):
At the negotiating table sat a gray-suited executive from the other company.
Who do you think the jury will believe—the suited detective, or the revolutionary anarchist?

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of suit.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of suited¹

First recorded in 1615–25; suit + -ed ² for the adjective senses; suit + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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A pragmatic approach is suited to knockout-style rugby and a strong performance could seal Harrison's spot in the 10 shirt, but for Mitchell it is not that simple.

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His Waves piano has both acoustic and digital settings, the latter best suited for outdoor performances.

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I do sometimes worry it’s a story better suited for interactivity.

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Audiences got a sense of their relationship to their son, but little about who they were as people — a choice suited to the film’s incredible, opaque ending.

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He either doesn't trust them, or feels they are not suited to his system.

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