fittingly

fittingly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English fitting
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English fittingly

    From fitting + -ly.

    Adverb

    fittingly (comparative more fittingly, superlative most fittingly)

    1. In a fitting manner.
      • 2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport‎[1]:
        And Van Persie fittingly had the final word with seconds to go by escaping Chelsea's defence once more to thump high past Cech in front of Arsenal's joyous supporters.
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