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

But at this point in her career, she’s suited to being an icon.

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As it turned out, these were changes that Ovechkin was uniquely suited to exploit.

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Bozeman says his background and experience made him well suited to the job.

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Until recently, it suited the U.S. and Europe for India to buy Russian crude because it keeps energy prices in check for Western consumers by keeping supply high and reducing demand for unsanctioned oil.

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He believes that the political agencies are better suited to manage that kind of regulation.

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Related Words

• appropriate 
• satisfactory 
• suitable