befitting
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- befittingly adverb
- befittingness noun
- unbefitting adjective
- well-befitting adjective
Etymology
Origin of befitting
Example Sentences
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Holidays were frivolous and silly, whereas a migration sounded much more serious and responsible, befitting a puffin of the military class.
From Literature
Despite Canada’s recent struggles, the Americans expect to see a better version on Sunday, one befitting of a game that U.S. winger Matthew Tkachuk described as “the pinnacle of the sport.”
Their celebrations were joyous, befitting a team that showed incredible heart for the fight.
From BBC
Composer Bernard Herrmann’s score, his last, is alternately mellow and roiling, befitting its placid but simmering antihero.
The writing is terrifically funny and also grounded, anecdotes filled with slapstick but no punchlines, befitting a story that includes hookups, weddings, children, a funeral and an unknowable future.
From Los Angeles Times
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