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fitly

[ fit-lee ]

/ ˈfɪt li /

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adverb

in a proper or suitable manner.

at a proper or suitable time.

Origin of fitly

First recorded in 1540–50; fit¹ + -ly

Words nearby fitly

fit up, fitch, fitchburg, fitchew, fitful, fitly, fitment, fitna, fitness, fitness tracker, fitness walking

Example sentences from the Web for fitly

The impressions of one of his most intimate friends, as conveyed at the time by letter, may fitly be quoted here.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 |Various
If it be his good pleasure to assign thee the part of a beggar, a ruler, or a simple citizen, thine it is to play it fitly.

The Golden Sayings of Epictetus |Epictetus
In your radiant and immaculate bosom the divine spark may be enshrined, a place without sullying where it may fitly nestle.

Balsamo, The Magician |Alexander Dumas
Tsz-lu asked how he would characterize one who might fitly be called an educated gentleman.

The Wisdom of Confucius |Epiphanius Wilson

A man who has once felt it knows there is only one kind of silence that can fitly be called "dead."

McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for fitly

fitly

/ (ˈfɪtlɪ) /

adverb

in a proper manner or place or at a proper time