Definition of suitably small
suitably small 
adjective
- used for commentary on something that has been overstated.
Demonstrator: And as you can see, the new software works!
<software crashes>
CEO: Obviously, only for suitably small values of "works."- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.
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