Fitting
Polite
Polite adjective - Showing consideration, courtesy, and good manners.
Usage example: it's only polite to hold the door for the person behind you
Fitting and polite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fitting" instead an adjective "Polite".
Nearby Words: politeness, politely
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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That Cobb and Wagner would be at odds is altogether fitting, as Wagner was the anti-Cobb—the calm, polite, kind Gentle Giant to Cobb's twitchy, angry, tortured, Lean and Mean machine.
Source: Useful Notes / Baseball - Sagara Sousuke uses this by default, which is both fitting and odd, as he is someone who is formal and polite to everyone, or at least he thinks he is.
Source: Useful Notes / Japanese Pronouns -
Sylphiel Nels Lahda of Slayers wears a mostly purple outfit, fitting for her proper, polite and demure behavior.
Source: Graceful Ladies Like Purple
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