befitting

befitting
befittingly, adv.befittingness, n.
/bi fit"ing/, adj.
suitable; proper; becoming: planned with a befitting sense of majesty.
[1555-65; BEFIT + -ING2]
Syn. appropriate, fitting, apt, seemly.
Ant. unsuitable, inappropriate, unbecoming.

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