Fitly

/ˈfɪtli/ adverb

Definition

In a fit, suitable, or appropriate manner; properly and well.

Etymology

From 'fit' (suitable, proper) plus '-ly' (in the manner of), creating an adverb dating back to Middle English. The root 'fit' originally meant 'fitting together' or 'suitable.'

Kelly Says

Though fitly is now quite archaic, it appears in older literature to mean 'appropriately'—Shakespeare and Bible translators used it to show that something happened exactly as it should have.

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