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  1. 1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Become Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. That which is becoming or appropriate. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. according with custom or propriety Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adj. displaying or setting off to best advantage Source: wordnet
  6. 6. Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting. A low and becoming tone. Thackeray. Note: Formerly sometimes followed by of. Such discourses as are becoming of them. Dryden. Syn. -- Seemly; comely; decorous; decent; proper. That which is becoming or appropriate. [Obs.] Source: webster
  7. 7. Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting.A low and becoming tone. Thackeray. Source: adambom
  8. 8. j:100 s. according with custom or propriety s. displaying or setting off to best advantage Source: ecdict

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