Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suitably

/sˈutəbli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
suit-ably
IPA
/sˈutəbli/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a suitable manner; with propriety.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English suitable Middle English -ly English -ly English suitably From suitable + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more suitably (comparative) most suitably (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce suitably?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈutəbli/.
What does suitably mean?
In a suitable manner; with propriety.
Where does suitably come from?
Etymology tree English suitable Middle English -ly English -ly English suitably From suitable + -ly.

How to pronounce suitably

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