fitly
UK/ˈfɪtli/
fitly adverb: in a fit manner.
Adverb
fitly (comparative more fitly or (rare, literary) fitlier, superlative most fitly or (rare, literary) fitliest)
- In a fit manner
- Meane-while it is a great comfort unto a Christian man, to see our mortall implements, and fading tooles, so fitly sorted to our holy and divine faith[…].1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
- I can compare our rich misers to nothing so fitly as to a whale; a’ plays and tumbles, driving the poor fry before him, and at last devours them all at a mouthful […]c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry...
- Synonyms:
- suitably, properly, commodiously, conveniently, accordantly, accordingly, agreeably, appropriately, becomingly, compliantly
fitly meaning in Marathi and Bengali
fitly in Marathi
- fitly, rightly
- न्यायतः nyāytaḥ
fitly in Bengali
- উপযুক্ত ভাবে
Examples of fitly in a sentence
- A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 25:11:
- This Court has a solemn duty to protect society against the murderous attacks of dangerous men, whether they be old or young, and to show clearly that it will punish fitly such offenders.1948, Alan Paton, chapter 28, in Cry, the Beloved Country, New York: Scribner, published 1987:
Synonyms of fitly
- suitably
- properly
- commodiously
- conveniently
- accordantly
- accordingly
- agreeably
- appropriately
- becomingly
- compliantly
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Forms of fitly
| comparative | more fitly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most fitly |
| comparative literary (rare) | fitlier |
| superlative literary (rare) | fitliest |
Origin of fitly
From fit + -ly.
Questions about fitly
- What does fitly mean?
- Fitly means in a fit manner.
- What is fitly in Marathi?
- Fitly in Marathi is न्यायतः (nyāytaḥ). See Fitly meaning in Marathi.
- How do you use fitly in a sentence?
- A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
- What part of speech is fitly?
- Fitly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce fitly?
- Fitly is pronounced /ˈfɪtli/ (UK).
Words near fitly in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: fitly (page history and authors); न्यायतः (Marathi) (page history and authors); fitly (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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