† suitlyadj.
Obsolete.
Suitable (in various senses); conforming to or agreeing with something, matching; appropriate, fitting. Also with to, after.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective]
goodeOE
rightOE
queemlOE
belonglOE
behovingc1175
limplyc1200
tidefula1300
avenantc1300
mackc1330
worthy1340
hemea1350
convenientc1374
seemlya1375
shapelyc1374
ablea1382
cordant1382
meetc1385
accordable1386
accordinga1387
appurtenantc1386
pertinentc1390
accordanta1393
likea1393
setea1400
throa1400
agreeablec1425
habilec1425
suitly1426
competentc1430
suiting1431
fitc1440
proportionablec1443
justc1450
congruent?a1475
cordinga1475
congruec1475
afferant1480
belonging1483
cordable1485
hovable1508
attainanta1513
accommodate1525
agreeing1533
respondent1533
opportunate?1541
appropriate1544
commode1549
familiar1553
apt1563
pliant1565
liable1570
sortly1570
competible1586
sortable1586
fitty1589
accommodable1592
congruable1603
affining1606
feated1606
suity1607
reputable1611
suited1613
idoneousa1615
matchable1614
suitablea1616
congruous1631
fitten1642
responsal1647
appropriated1651
adapt1658
mack-like1672
squared1698
homogeneous1708
applicable1711
unforeign1718
fitted1736
congenial1738
assorted1790
accommodatable1874
OK1925
1426 in H. M. Flasdieck Mittelengl. Originalurkunden (1926) 14 The fornseid Richard and Adam schal make..a stepel..sewtly after the stepil of Dunstale.
1459 Inventory Fastolf's Wardrobe in Paston Lett. (1904) III. 176 Item, j. pece of skarlot for trappars..with rede crossis and rosys. Item, ij. stripis of the same trappuris sutly.
1532 T. More Confut. Tyndales Answere Pref. sig. Bb Surely Frythes prologe..ys ryght sutely and a very mete couer for suche a cuppe, as bryngeth the people a draught of dedely poysen.
1533 T. More Apologye xxxiii. f. 179v Now yf this pacyfyer..wyll saye that we be not sewtely ye temporaltye and spyrytualty of this realme.
1595 R. Southwell Mœoniæ 29 All pangs and heauie passions here may find A thousand motiues suitly to their griefes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020).
† suitlyadv.
Obsolete.
Fittingly, appropriately; suitably.Apparently an isolated use.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adverb]
wellOE
tidily1340
avenantlya1375
covenablyc1384
featlya1400
propera1400
queema1400
congruelyc1400
conably1411
cordingc1420
convenablyc1430
competentlyc1440
fitc1440
accordantlyc1443
accordinglyc1443
conveniently1447
at pointc1485
congruentlya1529
appliablyc1530
afferandly1536
suitingly1540
aptly1548
answerably1549
fitlyc1550
agreeingly1563
suitable1584
not unfitly1586
aptitudinallyc1600
handsome1600
sortfully1606
sortably1607
congruouslya1620
accommodately1623
adaptlya1648
inabusivelya1677
suitably1681
agreeably1753
appropriately1795
suitly1913
righteous1948
1913 Sabbath Recorder 19 Jan. 670/2 Will gold or granite suitly grace Our Decoration day?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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