fitly
in a proper or suitable manner.
at a proper or suitable time.
Origin of fitly
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How to use fitly in a sentence
He is a disciplined man; I never saw a person to whom that word could be so fitly applied.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterIn your radiant and immaculate bosom the divine spark may be enshrined, a place without sullying where it may fitly nestle.
Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander DumasSuch as could fitly be told, and must be told, we have been telling for years past, knowing that the truth must prevail.
Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls | VariousWe may fitly do so now; as at the stage of his career we have reached, his creative activity had come to a close.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksYamba was full of vigour and resource, while the only phrase that fitly describes her bush lore is absolutely miraculous.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de Rougemont
British Dictionary definitions for fitly
/ (ˈfɪtlɪ) /
in a proper manner or place or at a proper time
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