different between suitable vs rightful

English

Etymology

suit +? -able

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?su?t?bl/

Adjective

suitable (comparative more suitable, superlative most suitable)

1. Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.

Synonyms

• fit for purpose (British)
• up to standard (British)

Antonyms

• unsuitable

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• appropriate
• apt
• congruous
• consonant
• corresponding
• eligible
• fit
• meet
• pertinent
• seemly

Further reading

• suitable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• suitable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• sabulite

English

Etymology

From Middle English rightful, ryghtfull, ri?tful, from Old English *rihtfull (suggested by derivative unrihtfull (“unrightful”)), equivalent to right +? -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??a?tf?l/
• Hyphenation: right?ful

Adjective

rightful

1. By right; by law.

   Who shall pull this sword from the stone is rightful king of England.^W

Antonyms

• wrongful
• unrightful

Related terms

• right, -ful

Translations

Anagrams

• girthful