Fitting
Fitting adjective - Meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation.
Usage example: it is only fitting that you should be the one to take her back to the airport since she flew out to see you
Wrong
Wrong adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.
Usage example: has a knack for saying just the wrong thing
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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It's not that there's anything technically wrong with her greeting, but considering she's meeting a stranger for the first time, "I'm glad to see you" is hardly a fitting greeting.
Source: My Hovercraft Is Full of Eels - Sometimes they pin it down to the one translation but then it's just so ill fitting, they can spot it's wrong.
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Born in the Wrong Century: Mick would have been happy to live in the Bad Future of Star City in 2046, fitting in much better there than he ever did in his own time period.
Source: Series / Legends of Tomorrow
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