"of a suitable kind or character, proper, becoming," 1560s, present-participle adjective from befit (q.v.). Related: Befittingly.
"suit, be suitable to," mid-15c., from be- + fit (v.). Related: Befitted; befitting.
1580s, from un- (1) "not" + befitting.
updated on April 26, 2017
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