suited
suited Lexical Profile
suited Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Right, appropriate, or well-adapted for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
"Her analytical mindset makes her ideally suited for a career in scientific research."
Wearing a suit of clothes or a specialized protective outfit of a specified kind.
"The astronauts stood suited and ready inside the airlock before the spacewalk began."
Belonging to the same suit (such as hearts, spades, diamonds, or clubs) in a deck of playing cards.
"In many poker strategies, starting with two suited cards slightly increases the odds of making a flush."
Word Nuance & Usage
When describing compatibility or fitness, 'suited' is almost always used predicatively and followed by the prepositions 'to' or 'for' (e.g., 'suited to the climate'), whereas 'suitable' can freely precede a noun.
• Rhymes for suited
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English as the participial adjective of the verb 'suit', which derives from Anglo-French 'siute' and ultimately from the Latin 'sequi', meaning 'to follow' or 'to attend'.
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