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besuited

besuited is the simple past and past participle of besuit.

Meaning of besuit

Verb

besuit (third-person singular simple present besuits, present participle besuiting, simple past and past participle besuited)

  1. (transitive) To be fitting or appropriate; befit; suit
    • […] Stopping thrice at the creature's head,
      While with solemn face, besuiting the time, […]1905, Shoemaker's Best Selections for Readings and Recitations

Adjective

besuited (not comparable)

  1. Dressed in or wearing a suit.
    • Here, besuited men with earpieces ushered us into a black Mercedes with tinted windows. On arrival at our destination, more besuited men with earpieces searched our bags, and made photocopies of my press card.2010, Andrew Mueller, Douglas A. Martin, I Wouldn't Start from Here
    • When the verdict comes down, the transformation of the wunderkind founder of Theranos from black-clad genius to besuited milquetoast will be an integral part of the story.2021 December 17, Vanessa Friedman, “The Verdict on the Elizabeth Holmes Trial Makeover”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2022

Origin of besuited

From besuit + -ed.

From be- + suited.

Questions about besuited

What does besuited mean?
Besuited means dressed in or wearing a suit.
What is besuited the simple past and past participle of?
Besuited is the simple past and past participle of besuit.
What part of speech is besuited?
Besuited is an adjective.

Words near besuited in the dictionary

  1. Bestwicks
  2. Bestwood
  3. Bestwood Village
  4. besty
  5. besuit
  6. besuited
  7. besuiting
  8. besuits
  9. besullied
  10. besullies
  11. besully

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