suited
Americanadjective
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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.
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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
Other Word Forms
- unsuited adjective
- well-suited adjective
Etymology
Origin of suited
First recorded in 1615–25; suit + -ed 2 for the adjective senses; suit + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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"I think this makes the approach more unbiased and better suited for discovering new disease-related changes that might otherwise be missed."
From Science Daily
The company said part of the reason for the surge in data centre plans in Scotland was because the nation's cooler climate was well suited to keeping data centres running.
From BBC
McCullum appears suited to helping build something with a talented, sometimes inspirational, captain.
From BBC
Certain communication channels are not well suited for spatially structured photons, which limits how far these signals can travel compared to more traditional properties such as polarisation.
From Science Daily
Aphaneramma was similar in overall size but had a long, narrow snout suited for snapping up small fish.
From Science Daily
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