Synonyms for fittingly
- adverb
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Adverb
1. Appropriately
appropriately, suitably, duly, properly, fitly, befittingly, rightly
Other
Definitions
- adv. 1
In a fitting manner.
Example sentences
- appropriately Your big-toe nail is growing back appropriately.
- duly He's the duly elected president of our country.
- suitably After her mother's lecture, Mary looked suitably chastened.
- handsomely You will be rewarded handsomely.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fittingly | steady | |
| appropriately | rising | |
| duly | falling | |
| suitably | falling | |
| fitly | steady | |
| handsomely | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- duly2
- 5 letters
- fitly
- 7 letters
- rightly2
- 8 letters
- properly3, suitably3
- 10 letters
- handsomely3, adaptively
- 11 letters
- befittingly
- 13 letters
- appropriately5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (duly2 = 2 syllables).