ill-suitedˌill-ˈsuited adjective 
Examples
a country ill-suited to wheat farming
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Thesaurus- A gait ill-suited to some one of his size and girth.
- Also, the marshy ground near rivers, where most towns are sited, is ill-suited for tunnel construction.
- And the bird's standard evasive tactic is ill-suited to the airport.
- But some applications require data tracking in environments ill-suited for on-line solutions.
- It seemed a touch ill-suited to the Town Hall on Tuesday night but at least the music shone through.
- Nevertheless, ill-suited land-use and poor management can lead to environmental degradation with implications for present and future national economies.
Longman Language Activatorwhen someone is not suitable for a particular job or situation► unsuitable/not suitable
not useful for a particular purposeill-suited to · They told me that the reason I was considered unsuitable was that I was over-qualified.· We've already rejected several unsuitable candidates.unsuitable/not suitable for · The first person we interviewed was clearly not suitable for the job.
► not be cut out for informal if you are not cut out for a type of work or way of life, you do not have the right qualities to enjoy it or to be successful in it: · Obviously, Paul was not cut out for army life.· She'd been married only a year and a half when her husband decided he was not cut out for marriage.
► wrong completely unsuitable for a particular job: · This is a very important job, so we don't want to choose the wrong person.wrong for: · Dave's wrong for this job. He doesn't have enough patience.
► ill-suited to something/not suited to something formal unsuitable for a particular job or activity, because you do not have the right qualities for it: · With so little experience, Paula is not really suited to the role of personnel director.· The Lieutenant was by nature a man ill-suited to the discomforts of army life.
► be/seem/feel/look out of place to be, feel, or look very different from the other people you are with, and therefore seem to not belong with them: · In her old jeans and college sweater, Sarah looked a little out of place in the foyer of the Grand Hotel.· Leary later went to Beverly Hills High School, but he felt out of place among the rich kids.
► misfit someone who does not seem to belong in a group or in society because they have different attitudes, a different appearance, different habits etc: · I didn't have a very happy time at school - I suppose I was something of a misfit.social/societal misfit: · He's always blamed his parents for turning him into a social misfit.
a country ill-suited to wheat farming