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apt	right for a particular situation; appropriate or suitable. [1/3 definitions]
decent	proper or suitable. [1/3 definitions]
fitness	the degree to which someone is suitable for a job or role. [1/2 definitions]
professional	suitable to or typical of a person qualified for a particular profession. [1/5 definitions]
suitable	When something is suitable, it is right for some purpose or for some situation. It will work well for what you want it to do. If something is suitable for a person or animal, it means that it fits or matches them well.
wrong	If you put your shoe on the wrong foot, it will not feel good. It means that you put your left shoe on your right foot, or you put your right shoe on your left foot. If you put the wrong jacket on, it means you put on a jacket that is not the one you planned to put on, or it is one that is not good for the thing that you want to do, or maybe the jacket belongs to somebody else. If something is the wrong thing, it is not the correct one, or it is not a suitable one. [1/5 definitions]

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