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well-suited

British  

adjective

  1. appropriate for a particular purpose

  2. (of two people) likely to have a successful relationship

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Example Sentences

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Robyn’s voice has always been well-suited to conveying desperation, and she flexes that muscle on “It Don’t Mean a Thing.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Walsh, a former pilot, brings “deep industry experience” that makes him well-suited to lead IndiGo at a pivotal moment, said managing director Rahul Bhatia, who took charge of the airline on an interim basis after the company’s former CEO stepped down.

From The Wall Street Journal

When clients ask Miklos Ringbauer, a certified public accountant based in California, he said, “I tell them the logistics to switch and how the IRS system is not well-suited for changes, and none of them go through with it.”

From MarketWatch

“But mostly . . . well, the two of you wouldn’t be very well-suited to each other.”

From Literature

I’d thought Anna May had been turning into a friend, but apparently, I wasn’t well-suited enough for her.

From Literature

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