单词 | befittingly |
释义 | befittinglyadv. In a befitting manner, suitably, becomingly. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adverb] > fittingly or properly welleOE fairOE meetlyOE rightOE worthlylOE haghelyc1175 worthilyc1175 becomelyc1200 properly?c1225 i-semelichec1275 thriftilyc1374 duly1382 sittinglyc1390 justlyc1392 rightfula1400 goodlyc1400 hemelyc1400 meeta1450 statelya1450 ensuingly?1518 handsomely1525 worshipfully1532 decently1552 due1581 meeterly1589 fairly1600 beseemingly1611 dightly1616 becomingly1624 befittingly1638 fittinglya1643 condecently1656 1638 Earl Pembroke in Verney Papers 205 A curassier..befittingly horsed. 1821 Ld. Byron Sardanapalus v. i. 158 They are to deem that I reject their terms, And act befittingly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adv.1638 |
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