befitting

adjective

be·​fit·​ting bi-ˈfi-tiŋ How to pronounce befitting (audio)
bē-
befittingly adverb

Examples of befitting in a Sentence

many voters feel that the womanizing governor has not acted in a befitting manner for someone who serves as the state's chief executive a befitting reply to a civil question
Recent Examples on the Web Jennifer Hudson honored Whitney Houston at the 2024 American Music Awards (AMAs) 50th Anniversary special in the most heartfelt and befitting way. Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 7 Oct. 2024 However, interdependent self-construal places more value on external features like relationships with others, societal status, fitting in, and acting in a befitting manner. Joy Emeh, Health, 9 Sep. 2024 The chemistry between Goldstein and Poots would still be engagingly natural (simpatico and renewable in a way more befitting old friends than new lovers), just as the scenes between them would still hum with the low-wattage electricity of a couple that doesn’t have to try that hard. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2024 When such a watch shows up, Daniele is closed for the day, and armed security holds down the establishment—a befitting result for a man who was once a member of the Carabinieri. Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for befitting 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of befitting was circa 1612

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“Befitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/befitting. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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