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English
Etymology
From Latin idōneus.
Adjective
idoneous (comparative more idoneous, superlative most idoneous)
- appropriate; suitable
2008, Terence Irwin, The Development of Ethics: Volume 2: From Suarez to Rousseau:Hobbes tries to follow an 'idoneous principle of tractation' in moral philosophy, by beginning with an account of human nature and human motives.
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