suited

[soo-tid]

adjective

1. 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.

2. 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

1. the simple past tense and past participle of suit.

Other Word Forms

• unsuited adjective
• well-suited adjective

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

Example Sentences

The robotic equipment deployed on Tesla’s factory floors don’t — they look like purpose-built machines, suited for their work.

From Los Angeles Times

However, the team are optimistic of a better weekend on a low-speed track that is more suited to their car, which runs more competitively when high levels of downforce are required.

From BBC

She was removed from the NWSL’s season-ending injury list in July and has training with the team and suited up for games, but she has yet to play.

From Los Angeles Times

Primarily a batter, the 26-year-old gives England a degree of flexibility, while there is a theory that tall off-spinners are best suited to Australian conditions.

From BBC

I met my hosts at the restaurant’s entrance, made to look like a pueblo plaza complete with a huge water fountain, towering church steeple and a pink exterior better suited for a spoonful of Pepto-Bismol.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• appropriate 
• satisfactory 
• suitable