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Word entry · 7 letters

fitting

Best crossword clue

"Proper for the occasion"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɪtɪŋ/Part of speech noun, adjectiveSorted fgiinttStarts with FEnds with G1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. putting clothes on to see whether they fit

Word origin

From fit (“to conform to in shape or size; to be suitable for”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming present participles of verbs, and gerunds and nouns denoting the act of doing something or the embodiment of an action).

Used in a sentence

  • close-fitting form-fitting ill-fitting
  • Certainly, in her well-fitting light-blue dress— […] she was a remarkable Cinderella.
  • O my ſvveet ſir, nevves fitting to the night, / Blacke, fearefull, comfortleſſe, and horrible.

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