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suitable.

Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈsjuː.tə.bɫ̩]Received-Pronunciation[ˈsuː.tə.bɫ̩]Received-Pronunciation[ˈsju.tə.bɫ̩]Canada, General-American[ˈsju.ɾə.bɫ̩]Canada, General-American
  1. Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor Proto-Italic *sekʷōr Vulgar Latin sequor, sequi Vulgar Latin *sequere Vulgar Latin *sequita Old French siute Anglo-Norman suitebor. Middle English sute English suit Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English suitable From suit + -able.

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