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Yogi2005 Posted 21 years ago
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Besuited

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00Could you , please, explain to me what "besuited" means?, it seems to be an adjective. 02br
00Does the verb "to besuit" exist? if so, what doeas it mean? 02br
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00I have problems with finding the word in a dictionary. 02br
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0Me too, Yogi. I have an idea that it is a jocular coinage, meaning 'wearing a suit'. 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 0Me too, Yogi.
  • I have an idea that it is a jocular coinage, meaning 'wearing a suit'.
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0Me too, Yogi. I have an idea that it is a jocular coinage, meaning 'wearing a suit'. 0-
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00I wonder if you mean the adjective 'besotted'? 02br
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00Meanings, somewhat similar, are: 02br
00'Infatuated' (because of love)' 02br
00'Drunk' (because of alcohol) 02br
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0 Thank you for help, 02br
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00I meant 'besuited' and I'm happy with MrM's explanation. It fits the context. The sentence was about a besuited man in an impressive office overlooking the Thames. 02br
00However, I'm still wondering why the word is not in the Cambridge dictionary. 0-
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0As I said initially, Yogi, I suspect that it is a recent or even a new coinage-- a word made-up for the occasion. If you like it, go ahead and start using it, and encourage all your friends to do so. Eventually the dictionaries will pick it up. 02br
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00Actually you can include it yourself now if you wish in the Urban Dictionary (q.v. via Google). 0-
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I, WHEN I SAW "BESUITED," DID LOOK IT UP, AND THOUGH I THINK IT IS ONE OF THOSE CLEVER LITTLE WORDS THAT ANNOY ME, I DID THEN LOOK AT THE OTHER ENTRIES, ONE OF WHICH WAS "BESUIT" AS A VERB. I FOUND NO DEFINITION, AS THIS MAN FROM 2005 DIDN'T, AND IT OBVIOUSLY IS AND ADJECTIVE. I HAVE COME UP WITH A LOGICAL USE FOR BESUIT AS A VERB, HOWEVER: "ALRIGHT, GET DRESSED, JOHNNY, OR I'LL COME IN THERE

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It is an English term I can trace the usage of back to year 1895, which most likely goes back further.

Though, I do not find the word I my small hand held copy of Webster's Dictionary, it is only a compact version.

I find it safe in saying it is a term that has become almost extinct in it's use

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