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suited

[ soo-tid ]

/ ˈsu tɪd /

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adjective

appropriate: She is suited to such a job.

compatible or consistent with: a prose style suited to the subject.

Origin of suited

First recorded in 1615–25; suit + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM suited

un·suit·ed, adjective well-suit·ed, adjective

Words nearby suited

suit-dress, suita, suitable, suitcase, suite, suited, suiter, suiting, suitland-silver hill, suitor, suiyüan

Example sentences from the Web for well-suited

As a form it is well-suited to that kind of connectivity and engagement, week after week.

The Director Isn’t Done Yet: An Interview With Steven Soderbergh |Andrew Romano |August 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And no question Ann is well-suited to the role of protective Mama Bear.

When Good Wives Attack: Ann Romney’s Tricky Defense of Mitt |Michelle Cottle |September 22, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The group that excelled in the politics of campaigning is usually not well-suited to the politics of governing.

Obama, Fire Your Staff! |Sean Wilentz |February 24, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Certainly Nina was well-suited for the experiment because of it's different setting and subject matter.

Nina Balatka |Anthony Trollope

The style & language are, I think, well-suited for Matriculation students.

Tales from the Hindu Dramatists |R. N. Dutta
Knowing that it is well-suited to his taste, he will not let go, but runs off with his prize, which greatly impedes his progress.

The Western World |W.H.G. Kingston
They went up the school together, an incongruous, yet well-suited pair, for they were so unlike that there could be no rivalry.

Regiment of Women |Clemence Dane
Their lodges were lightly built, he saw, yet strong and well-suited for their occupants.

The Princess Pocahontas |Virginia Watson

British Dictionary definitions for well-suited

well-suited

adjective (well suited when postpositive)

appropriate for a particular purpose

(of two people) likely to have a successful relationship