"suitably" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-suitably.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more suitably [comparative], most suitably [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English suitable Middle English -ly English -ly English suitably From suitable + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|suitable|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English suitable Middle English -ly English -ly English suitably [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "suitably", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="suitably"> From suitable + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} suitably (comparative more suitably, superlative most suitably)
  1. In a suitable manner; with propriety. Translations (in a suitable manner): εἰκότως (eikótōs) (Ancient Greek), adequadament (Catalan), taŭge (Esperanto), sopivasti (Finnish), kelvollisesti (Finnish), convenablement (French), aptē (Latin), parissimē (Latin), apropiadamente (Spanish), అనుగుణంగా (anuguṇaṅgā) (Telugu)
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