Befittingly

/bɪˈfɪtɪŋli/ adverb

Definition

In a manner that is suitable, appropriate, or fitting; in a way that becomes or befits.

Etymology

From 'befitting' (present participle of befit) plus '-ly' adverb suffix. This layered suffix formation (be- + fit + -ing + -ly) shows how English builds complex adverbs from verbal roots.

Kelly Says

Words like 'befittingly' reveal English's remarkable capacity for stacking suffixes—you can take a simple concept like 'fit' and layer on 'be-' (to make it a full verb), '-ing' (to make it participial), and '-ly' (to make it an adverb), creating a sophisticated word that's only four syllables but conveys manner and appropriateness simultaneously.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አክል
a-kl
ARالعربية
لائقًا
lay-qaan
BNবাংলা
যথাযথ
yo-tha-yo-th
CACatalà
de forma adequada
de fo-r-ma a-de-qua-da
CSČeština
patřičně
pa-tri-cne
DADansk
tilpasset
til-pas-set
DEDeutsch
angemessen
an-ge-mes-sen
ELΕλληνικά
κατάλληλα
ka-tal-li-la
ESEspañol
de manera apropiada
de ma-ne-ra ap-pro-pia-da
FAفارسی
مناسب
mu-na-sib
FISuomi
sopivaan
so-pi-vaan
FRFrançais
convenable
kon-ve-na-ble
GUGU
યોગ્ય
yo-g-ya
HAHA
dace
da-ce
HEעברית
chiesa
khee-cha
HIहिन्दी
उपयुक्त रूप से
oo-pa-yukt roop se
HUMagyar
illusztrált módon
il-lu-sz-tra-lt mo-don
IDBahasa Indonesia
sesuai
se-sua-i
IGIG
ọ̀kà
oh-ka
ITItaliano
in modo appropriato
in mo-do ap-pro-pri-a-to
JA日本語
ふさわしく
fusa-wa-shi-ku
KKKK
тура
tu-ra
KMKM
ត្រូវ
tra-ov
KO한국어
알맞게
al-mat-ge
MRMR
उचित
oo-chit
MSBahasa Melayu
sesuai
se-sua-i
MYမြန်မာ
ပေါ်
pe-aw
NLNederlands
geschikt
ge-schikt
NONorsk
passende
pas-sen-de
PAPA
ਸரிய
sa-ree-ya
PLPolski
odpowiednio
o-d-po-wi-e-d-nio
PTPortuguês
de forma adequada
de fo-r-ma a-de-qua-da
RORomână
corespunzător
ko-res-pun-ză-tor
RUРусский
соответственно
so-ot-vet-st-ven-no
SVSvenska
passande
pas-san-de
SWKiswahili
kikamilifu
ki-ka-mi-li-fu
TAதமிழ்
சரியாக
sa-ri-ya-ga
TEతెలుగు
నువ్వు
nu-vu
THไทย
เหมาะสม
maht-som
TLTL
angkop
an-g-kop
TRTürkçe
uygun bir şekilde
oo-goon bir she-ke
UKУкраїнська
відповідно
vid-po-vid-no
URاردو
مناسب
mu-na-sib
VITiếng Việt
phù hợp
foo-hop
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
恰当
qia-dang
ZUZU
ngokwenzeka
ngok-wen-ze-ka

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