befitting
adjective
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Pronunciation: /bɪˈfɪt.ɪŋ/ / [bɪˈfɪɾ.ɪŋ]
adj
- Appropriate, becoming.
“He moved with a befitting grace.”
“At a time when the old have never been more vulnerable and, in many cases, lonely, here is a befitting reminder that the frail souls you see sitting in a semi-circle in a day room on the TV news, their eyes distant and their hair like candy floss, do not necessarily feel as you think they look.”
verb
- present participle and gerund of befit
“But these are not thoughts befitting me; I will endeavour to resign myself cheerfully to death and will indulge a hope of meeting you in another world.”
“Emmanuel Macron joined heady celebrations in the France dressing room, dabbing alongside star midfielder Paul Pogba and delivering a rousing speech to the team after they won the World Cup in a final befitting a thrilling month-long tournament.”