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Princeton's WordNet
appropriately, suitably, fittingly, befittingly, fitlyadverb
in an appropriate manner
"he was appropriately dressed"
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fitlyadverb
In a fit manner; suitably; properly; commodiously; conveniently.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Fitlyadverb
Etymology: from fit.
Mutinous parts
That envied his receit, even so most fitly
As you malign our senators. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.Where a man cannot fitly play his own part, if he have not a friend, he may quit the stage. Francis Bacon, Essay 28.
I cannot fitlier compare marriage than to a lottery; for, in both, he that ventures may succeed, and may miss; and if he draw a prize, he hath a rich return of his venture: but in both lotteries there lie pretty store of blanks for every prize. Boyle.
The whole of our duty may be expressed most fitly by departing from evil. John Tillotson, Sermons.
An animal, in order to be moveable, must be flexible; and therefore is fitly made of separate and small solid parts, replete with proper fluids. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
To take a latitude,
Sun or stars are fitliest view’d
At their brightest; but to conclude
Of longitudes, what other way have we
But to mark when, and where the dark eclipses be. John Donne.
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fitly
Fitly is an adverb that means in a suitable, appropriate, or proper way. It is used to indicate when something is fitting or done correctly and suitably for a particular situation or purpose - in a manner that matches or is well-suited to the circumstances or purpose.
Webster Dictionary
Fitlyadverb
in a fit manner; suitably; properly; conveniently; as, a maxim fitly applied
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fitly in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fitly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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