suited
Americanadjective
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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.
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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?
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Etymology
Origin of suited
First recorded in 1615–25; suit + -ed 2 for the adjective senses; suit + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
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If you don't have a garden, Wong suggests choosing commemorative house plants suited to warmer conditions.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Its body was also well suited to moving through water.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
The kitchen is equally suited to the scale of the property and comes equipped with high-end appliances from Wolf and Miele.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Its platform models customers’ artificial intelligence use cases and then directs those demands toward the hardware best suited for their level of complexity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
White then enlisted a stocky, garrulous, and blond-haired former Texas Ranger who, according to a superior, was best suited for situations “where there is any element of danger.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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