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unfit

[ uhn-fit ]

adjective

  1. not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:

    He was unfit for his office.

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  2. unqualified or incompetent.

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  3. not physically fit or in due condition.
  4. 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)

  1. to render unfit or unsuitable; disqualify.

unfit

/ ÊŒ²Ôˈ´Úɪ³Ù /

adjective

  1. postpositiveoften foll byfor unqualified, incapable, or incompetent

    unfit for military service

  2. postpositiveoften foll byfor unsuitable or inappropriate

    the ground was unfit for football

  3. in poor physical condition
“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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Derived Forms

  • ³Ü²Ôˈ´Ú¾±³Ù²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô·´Ú¾±³Ùn±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of unfit1

First recorded in 1535–45; un- 1 + fit 1
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Example Sentences

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It was due to begin on 24 March but Newry Crown Court has been told Mrs Donaldson, 58, is "unfit to stand trial" at present.

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The escalating costs and numbers of people designated as unfit for work were set out in a slideshow presentation.

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At certain points, candidates also took aim at Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, saying he would be unfit to defend Canada against Trump.

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Such positions, her critics said, made her an unfit and potentially dangerous choice to lead U.S. intelligence agencies, and one who could not be trusted by U.S. allies to share vital information with.

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It said the flat was "unfit for human habitation".

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