suited

[ soo-tid ]

/ ˈsu tɪd /

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adjective

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.

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

the simple past tense and past participle of suit.

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Origin of suited

First recorded in 1615–25; suit + -ed² for the adjective senses; suit + -ed¹ for the verb sense

OTHER WORDS FROM suited

un·suit·ed, adjectivewell-suit·ed, adjective

Words nearby suited

suitable, suitcase, suit down to the ground, suit-dress, suite, suited, suiter, suiting, Suitland-Silver Hill, suit oneself, suitor

How to use suited in a sentence

Clumpner backed up Benvenuto – and suggested the Housing Commission was uniquely suited for the task.
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They are making many Americans less suited for self-government and more dangerous to their neighbors.
Trumpism is American fascism|Michael Gerson|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
If you’re frequently on the run and want to avoid bulk, a detachable 2-in-1 will probably be more suited to your lifestyle needs.
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In fact, covid-19 dashboards are remarkably ill-suited to the complexities of our pandemic reality.
Covid-19 dashboards are vital, yet flawed, sources of public information|Jacqueline Wernimont|January 26, 2021|Washington Post
If well done, a video game is uniquely suited to tell the story of a television show.
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But Seligman never imagined how Mitchell might put the concept to work, in part because it was so ill-suited to that purpose.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built|Michael Daly|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This suited state governments (especially conservative-led ones) just fine.
In Florida, ’Tis The Season for Satan|Jay Michaelson|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So she began trying out the beds, but none of them suited her until she found that the seventh one was just right.
In New Brothers Grimm 'Snow White', The Prince Doesn't Save Her|The Brothers Grimm|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That suited us until the revelation of these alleged, awful crimes.
Newsflash: Bill Cosby Is Not Cliff Huxtable|Tim Teeman|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You have waxed fat and sleek in your seneschalship; this easy life in Dauphiny appears to have been well suited to your health.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
The tone is with few exceptions sweet in quality and seldom powerful, but admirably suited to the amateur.
Violins and Violin Makers|Joseph Pearce
This was his native habitat, an environment precisely suited to his peculiar talent.
The Eve of the Revolution|Carl Becker
The flavor is not unpleasant, but is better suited to those who prefer a mild rather than a full flavored cigar.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Be this as it may, we hardly think the Yara cigar suited to the cigarist's taste at the present time.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.