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suitably
(encz) | suitably,vhodně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Suitably
(gcide) | Suitable \Suit"a*ble\, a.
Capable of suiting; fitting; accordant; proper; becoming;
agreeable; adapted; as, ornaments suitable to one's station;
language suitable for the subject. -- Suit"a*ble*ness, n.
-- Suit"a*bly, adv.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Proper; fitting; becoming; accordant; agreeable;
competent; correspondent; compatible; consonant;
congruous; consistent.
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suitably
(wn) | suitably
adv 1: in an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed"
[syn: appropriately, suitably, fittingly,
befittingly, fitly] [ant: inappropriately,
unsuitably] |
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not suitably
(encz) | not suitably, adv: |
suitably
(encz) | suitably,vhodně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
unsuitably
(encz) | unsuitably,nemístně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
suitably
(wn) | suitably
adv 1: in an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed"
[syn: appropriately, suitably, fittingly,
befittingly, fitly] [ant: inappropriately,
unsuitably] |
unsuitably
(wn) | unsuitably
adv 1: in an inappropriate manner; "he was inappropriately
dressed" [syn: inappropriately, unsuitably] [ant:
appropriately, befittingly, fitly, fittingly,
suitably] |
suitably small
(foldoc) | suitably small
sufficiently small
(From mathematical jargon) An expression
used ironically to characterise unquantifiable behaviour that
differs from expected or required behaviour. For example,
suppose a newly created program came up with a correct
full-screen display, and one publicly exclaimed: "It works!"
Then, if the program dumped core on the first mouse click,
one might add: "Well, for suitably small values of `works'."
Compare the characterisation of pi under for values of.
[Jargon File]
(1997-09-21)
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suitably small
(jargon) | suitably small
adj.
[perverted from mathematical jargon] An expression used ironically to
characterize unquantifiable behavior that differs from expected or required
behavior. For example, suppose a newly created program came up with a
correct full-screen display, and one publicly exclaimed: “It works!” Then,
if the program dumped core on the first mouse click, one might add: “Well,
for suitably small values of ‘works’.”
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