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Definition of Befittingly
1. Adverb. In an appropriate manner. "He was appropriately dressed"
Partainyms: Appropriate, Befitting, Fit, Suitable
Antonyms: Inappropriately, Unsuitably
Definition of Befittingly
1. adv. In a befitting manner; suitably.
Definition of Befittingly
1. Adverb. In a befitting manner ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Befittingly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Befittingly
Literary usage of Befittingly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gnomon of the New Testament: Pointing Out, from the Natural Force of the by Johann Albrecht Bengel (1864)
"And elsewhere, in referring to ancient prophecy, it most befittingly preserves
the peculiarity of the Hebrew text: ch. vi. 16, vii. 17, xi. 4. ..."
2. The Anthropological Review by Anthropological Society of London (1863)
"The stern power of the Osirian creed was befittingly reflected in the ponderous
... were befittingly mirrored jn the dim vistas and far-stretching aisles, ..."
3. The Iliad by Homer (1851)
"But Hector, seeing, reproached him with foul words : " Infatuate ; not befittingly
hast thou conceived this rage in thy mind : the people are perishing, ..."
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