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Vinony

suitable

adjective

  1. acceptable
  2. suitable
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: [ˈsjuː.tə.bɫ̩] / [ˈsuː.tə.bɫ̩] / [ˈsju.tə.bɫ̩]

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English suit Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English suitable From suit + -able.

  1. Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.

    “Doctors told Matthew Parker’s family there was only a 1% chance of finding a suitable donor for Matthew because his body had rejected a previous transplant.”