befitting (adj.)

"of a suitable kind or character, proper, becoming," 1560s, present-participle adjective from befit (q.v.). Related: Befittingly.

also from 1560s

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befit (v.)

"suit, be suitable to," mid-15c., from be- + fit (v.). Related: Befitted; befitting.

unbefitting (adj.)

1580s, from un- (1) "not" + befitting.

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