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fitting

Fitting, a.

Fit; appropriate; suitable; proper. -- Fit"ting*ly, adv. -- Fit"ting*ness, n. Jer. Taylor.

1 other Webster entry under this spelling

Fitting, n.

Anything used in fitting up; especially (pl.),

necessary fixtures or apparatus; as, the fittings of a church or study; gas fittings.

Shades of meaning

Fernald has no entry of its own for fitting; he lists it under adequate, becoming.

Where he writes about it:

Fitting, or befitting, is somewhat more elegant, implying a nicer adaptation. — from becoming