Obs. [f. SUIT sb. + -LY1.] = SUITABLE 1, 2, 3.

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1459.  Paston Lett., I. 477. j. pece of skarlot for trappars … with rede crossis and rosys. Item, ij. stripis of the same trappuris sutly. Ibid., 479. Item, iij. curtaynys sutely. Ibid., 480. Item, iij. clothis of grene and whyte, withe braunchis sutely to the other wreten before.

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1532.  More, Confut. Tindale, Wks. 342/2. Frythes Prologue … is ryght sutely, and a verye mete couer for suche a cuppe.

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1595.  Southwell, Mæoniæ, 29. All pangs and heauie passions here may find A thousand motiues suitly to their griefes.

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