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Definition of Befitting
1. Adjective. Appropriate to. "Behavior befitting a father"
Definition of Befitting
1. a. Suitable; proper; becoming; fitting.
Definition of Befitting
1. Verb. (present participle of befit) ¹
2. Adjective. appropriate, becoming ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Befitting
1. befit [v] - See also: befit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Befitting
Literary usage of Befitting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Parliamentary Debatesby Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain Parliament by Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain Parliament (1821)
""er majesty is not with befitting society, is not amongst tier natural friends,
is not where it might have been expected! Now, my lords, is it without cause ..."
2. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"A more befitting termis "sluts'-wool," as reflecting on the lazy habits of the maid.
Begum, a rich widow. ..."
3. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1857)
"... and the Little Ararat stand out to the left, 'gives an idea of solemnity and
majesty well befitting the ' primatial see of a great nation/—(Vol. ip 293. ..."
4. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers (1835)
"... proposed to him to seek in the English church for rewards befitting his high
merits. Into this proposal, however, Dr Robertson did not enter, ..."
5. Guesses at Truth by Julius Charles Hare, Augustus William Hare (1847)
"and before the King, but that he spoke of himself along and on a level with the
King, in a manner ill befitting a subject and a servant. ..."
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