suityadj.

Brit.

/ˈsuːti/,

/ˈsjuːti/, U.S.

/ˈsudi/

Forms: 1600s sutie, 1600s sutye, 1800s– suity.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: suit n., suit v., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < suit n. + -y suffix¹, and partly < suit v. + -y suffix¹. With sense 1 compare earlier suitable adj.

1. Appropriate, fitting; suitable. Also with for. Now rare (chiefly English regional (midlands) in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective]

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queemlOE

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belonging1483

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accommodate1525

agreeing1533

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opportunate?1541

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accommodatable1874

OK1925

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. xiii. 126 Not by any meanes leauing to beate him til you see him euen with a sprite sutye and an actiue nimblenes, passe & repasse in his stall with the sound of your voice onlie: which done, let him rest for that night.

1609 J. Davies Holy Roode sig. F2 In loue, in care, in diligence and dutie, Be thou Her Sonne, sith this to Sonnes is sutie.

1848 A. B. Evans Leicestershire Words Suity, suitable, adapted, calculated for. ‘She's very suity for a nursery.’

2017 @GLJEONGIN 29 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 21 June 2019) Socks are cute, socks are comfy, socks are warm, so suity for a [sic] freezing toes.

†2.

a. English regional (south-west midlands and south-western). Esp. of crops: uniform or regular, esp. in size or height; even, level. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1804 J. Duncumb Coll. Hist. County Hereford I. Gen. Introd. vii. 214/1 Suity, uniform.

1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. (at cited word) The w'eät dunna come up very suity, be'appen the sid wunna good.

1887 F. T. Havergal Herefordshire Words 30/2 A suity crop of potatoes.

1904 C. J. Robinson MS Coll. Herefordshire Words in Eng. Dial. Dict. V. 846/2 That's a suity litter [the pigs are much the same size].

b. Fox-hunting. Of a pack of hounds: consisting of hounds matching in size or height. Also of a hound: matching those of a pack. Obsolete.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > [adjective] > of a pack of hounds

suity1851

bobbery1873

1851 Sporting Mag. Aug. 132 It was a pack that had only been got together and worked two seasons. They were not level as to size..: thus, when seen together, they looked uneven; but, by drafting the large and small, the body would have appeared more suity.

1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports i. ii. iv. ⁋344. 124/2 Many men draft young hounds from their looks not pleasing the eye, or from their being too high or too low, or not being ‘suity’, as it is called.

1903 Baily's Mag. Feb. 90/1 Masters listen to their huntsmen, and the latter are but human in going for good looks, straight hounds, necks and shoulders; a suity pack, level and handy.

3. colloquial. Having the appearance of a suit. Also: characterized by the wearing of a suit or suits; formal; businesslike.

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society > occupation and work > business affairs > [adjective] > businesslike > having businesslike appearance

business-looking1823

suity1933

1933 Vogue 15 Nov. 82 (caption) Above..is a one-piece dress with a suity look.

1989 Toronto Star (Nexis) 26 Oct. j6 ‘It's [sc. the women's fashion collection] been going into a career mode in the last few years, very suity, very constructed, very serious,’ she says.

2000 Guardian 16 June (Friday Review section) 8/1 He plays the boring business game, doing suity deals, and really all he wants to do is rip his shirt off and clown about.

2010 @coffeebucks 14 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 21 Feb. 2020) Drinking in a bar near Cabot Square, surrounded by investment bankers & other suity types.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	suity
释义	suityadj. Brit. /ˈsuːti/, /ˈsjuːti/, U.S. /ˈsudi/ Forms: 1600s sutie, 1600s sutye, 1800s– suity. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: suit n., suit v., -y suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < suit n. + -y suffix¹, and partly < suit v. + -y suffix¹. With sense 1 compare earlier suitable adj. 1. Appropriate, fitting; suitable. Also with for. Now rare (chiefly English regional (midlands) in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] goodeOE rightOE queemlOE belonglOE behovingc1175 limplyc1200 tidefula1300 avenantc1300 mackc1330 worthy1340 hemea1350 convenientc1374 seemlya1375 shapelyc1374 ablea1382 cordant1382 meetc1385 accordable1386 accordinga1387 appurtenantc1386 pertinentc1390 accordanta1393 likea1393 setea1400 throa1400 agreeablec1425 habilec1425 suitly1426 competentc1430 suiting1431 fitc1440 proportionablec1443 justc1450 congruent?a1475 cordinga1475 congruec1475 afferant1480 belonging1483 cordable1485 hovable1508 attainanta1513 accommodate1525 agreeing1533 respondent1533 opportunate?1541 appropriate1544 commode1549 familiar1553 apt1563 pliant1565 liable1570 sortly1570 competible1586 sortable1586 fitty1589 accommodable1592 congruable1603 affining1606 feated1606 suity1607 reputable1611 suited1613 idoneousa1615 matchable1614 suitablea1616 congruous1631 fitten1642 responsal1647 appropriated1651 adapt1658 mack-like1672 squared1698 homogeneous1708 applicable1711 unforeign1718 fitted1736 congenial1738 assorted1790 accommodatable1874 OK1925 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. xiii. 126 Not by any meanes leauing to beate him til you see him euen with a sprite sutye and an actiue nimblenes, passe & repasse in his stall with the sound of your voice onlie: which done, let him rest for that night. 1609 J. Davies Holy Roode sig. F2 In loue, in care, in diligence and dutie, Be thou Her Sonne, sith this to Sonnes is sutie. 1848 A. B. Evans Leicestershire Words Suity, suitable, adapted, calculated for. ‘She's very suity for a nursery.’ 2017 @GLJEONGIN 29 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 21 June 2019) Socks are cute, socks are comfy, socks are warm, so suity for a [sic] freezing toes. †2. a. English regional (south-west midlands and south-western). Esp. of crops: uniform or regular, esp. in size or height; even, level. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1804 J. Duncumb Coll. Hist. County Hereford I. Gen. Introd. vii. 214/1 Suity, uniform. 1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. (at cited word) The w'eät dunna come up very suity, be'appen the sid wunna good. 1887 F. T. Havergal Herefordshire Words 30/2 A suity crop of potatoes. 1904 C. J. Robinson MS Coll. Herefordshire Words in Eng. Dial. Dict. V. 846/2 That's a suity litter [the pigs are much the same size]. b. Fox-hunting. Of a pack of hounds: consisting of hounds matching in size or height. Also of a hound: matching those of a pack. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > [adjective] > of a pack of hounds suity1851 bobbery1873 1851 Sporting Mag. Aug. 132 It was a pack that had only been got together and worked two seasons. They were not level as to size..: thus, when seen together, they looked uneven; but, by drafting the large and small, the body would have appeared more suity. 1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports i. ii. iv. ⁋344. 124/2 Many men draft young hounds from their looks not pleasing the eye, or from their being too high or too low, or not being ‘suity’, as it is called. 1903 Baily's Mag. Feb. 90/1 Masters listen to their huntsmen, and the latter are but human in going for good looks, straight hounds, necks and shoulders; a suity pack, level and handy. 3. colloquial. Having the appearance of a suit. Also: characterized by the wearing of a suit or suits; formal; businesslike. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > business affairs > [adjective] > businesslike > having businesslike appearance business-looking1823 suity1933 1933 Vogue 15 Nov. 82 (caption) Above..is a one-piece dress with a suity look. 1989 Toronto Star (Nexis) 26 Oct. j6 ‘It's [sc. the women's fashion collection] been going into a career mode in the last few years, very suity, very constructed, very serious,’ she says. 2000 Guardian 16 June (Friday Review section) 8/1 He plays the boring business game, doing suity deals, and really all he wants to do is rip his shirt off and clown about. 2010 @coffeebucks 14 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 21 Feb. 2020) Drinking in a bar near Cabot Square, surrounded by investment bankers & other suity types. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1607
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