befittingly

/bɪˈfɪtɪŋli/ adv

In a befitting manner

Word Origin The Old English prefix 'be-' intensifies 'fit' (suitable), so befitting means thoroughly appropriate. Add -ly and you get befittingly, doing something in a perfectly proper way. The same 'be-' turns 'muse' into bemuse (to puzzle thoroughly) and 'witch' into bewitch (to charm completely).

adv In a befitting manner

She dressed befittingly for the formal ceremony in an elegant gown.

(副词) 适当地;得体地;合宜地

她得体地穿着优雅的礼服参加正式仪式。

(adverbio) apropiadamente; debidamente; como es debido; acertadamente [De manera apropiada]

Ella se vistió de manera apropiada para la ceremonia formal con un elegante vestido.

(adverbe) convenablement; comme il convient; dignement; de manière convenable [De manière convenable ou appropriée à la situation.]

Elle s'est habillée befittingly pour la cérémonie formelle, dans une robe élégante.

(Adverb) angemessen; passend; gebührend [Auf eine angemessene, passende Weise.]

Sie kleidete sich **befittingly** für die formelle Zeremonie in einem eleganten Abendkleid.

(副詞) ふさわしく、適切に

彼女は正式な式典に、エレガントなガウンでふさわしく身を飾った。

(advérbio) apropriadamente; convenientemente; condizentemente; de modo apropriado [De maneira apropriada; condizentemente.]

Ela se vestiu de maneira apropriada para a cerimônia formal, com um elegante vestido.

Word parts: be + fit + ing + ly

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