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[ uhn-fit ] SHOW IPA
/ ʌnˈfɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable: He was unfit for his office.
unqualified or incompetent.
not physically fit or in due condition.
Biology . pertaining to an organism or population that is not adapted to prevailing conditions or is not producing offspring in sufficient numbers to maintain its contribution to the gene pool of the next generation.
verb (used with object) to render unfit or unsuitable; disqualify.
Origin of unfit First recorded in 1535–45; un-1 + fit1
SYNONYMS FOR unfit 1 inappropriate, unapt.
2 incapable.
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OTHER WORDS FROM unfit un·fit·ness, noun Words nearby unfit unfilial, unfilled, unfiltered, unfindable, unfinished, unfit , unfitted, unfix, unflagging, unflappable, unflapped
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In 1971, the local council declared it unfit for living, and evicted the occupants.
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The 1891 Immigration Act declared certain classes of individuals as unfit to become American citizens.
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Modi, one suspects, will be in no hurry to visit the land that considered him unfit for entry only a short while ago.
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Observe how you unfit yourselves for all holy duties, and communion with God, while you cherish wrath and malice in your hearts.
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Because the turn of his mind, and unacquaintance with the peculiarities of our dispositions, unfit him for it.
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At one time more than two-thirds of the men were unfit for duty, a great many dying for the want of proper care.
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"That was acting a lie and telling one too; and anybody who would do so, is unfit to have the care of children," said Mildred.
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He says that I will unfit these children to occupy the position in life that God has called them to occupy.
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British Dictionary definitions for unfit adjective (postpositive often foll by for ) unqualified, incapable, or incompetent unfit for military service
(postpositive often foll by for ) unsuitable or inappropriate the ground was unfit for football
in poor physical condition
Derived forms of unfit unfitness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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