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suitableadjective

uk ​ /ˈsuː.tə.bəl/ /ˈsjuː.tə.bəl/ us ​ /ˈsuː.t̬ə.bəl/

B1 acceptable or right for someone or something:

The film is not suitable for children.
A conference was planned, but finding a suitable venue proved difficult.
Each room has books, toys, and games that are suitable to that particular age group.
My mother doesn't like me to wear short skirts to church - she doesn't think they're suitable.
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unsuitable

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suitability
noun [ U ] uk ​ /ˌsuː.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/ /ˌsjuː.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/ us ​ /ˌsuː.t̬əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/

C1

There were doubts about his suitability for the job.
the suitability of the site for development
assessments of their suitability to adopt a child
suitably
adverb uk ​ /ˈsuː.tə.bli/ /ˈsjuː.tə.bli/ us ​ /ˈsuː.t̬ə.bli/

B2

a suitably qualified person

(Definition of “suitable” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“suitable” in American English

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suitableadjective

us ​ /ˈsu·t̬ə·bəl/

› being right or correct for a particular situation or person:

The book is suitable as a text for a course in beginning chemistry.
The movie may not be suitable for very young children.
suitability
noun [ U ] us ​ /ˌsu·t̬əˈbɪl··t̬i/

(Definition of “suitable” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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