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

London would be more suited to either a percentage or flat fee system, the authors suggested, as Britain "lacks a statutory national 'star' system for hotels present in France and Italy".

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But the personnel plan that got the Trojans to this point, two wins away from a playoff, is one far more suited to stand the test of time.

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“My skills were kind of suited to that,” McCullum said, “giving guys confidence and encouragement to push the boundaries of their games.”

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In the Mojave, he added, restoration is more successful if plants suited for specific areas of the park are used and the response is prompt.

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“I’m certain that they loved their daughter very much, but rather than accept the reality, they attempted to force it into a narrative that better suited what they wanted to believe about their daughter.”

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Related Words

• appropriate 
• satisfactory 
• suitable