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- Dictionaryunfitting/ʌnˈfɪtɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. not fitting or suitable; unbecoming: "certain occupations were held unfitting for baptized believers"
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adjective. un· fit· ting ˌən-ˈfi-tiŋ. Synonyms of unfitting. : not fitting : unsuitable. Examples of unfitting in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Megan Rapinoe smiling through teary eyes, her emotions clashing as the end of her famed career ambles to an unfitting close.
Definitions of unfitting. adjective. not in keeping with what is correct or proper. synonyms: inappropriate, incompatible, out of keeping. incongruous. lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness.
Synonyms for UNFITTING: inappropriate, unsuitable, improper, inapplicable, unseemly, incongruous, unbecoming, unfit; Antonyms of UNFITTING: appropriate, suitable, good, proper, fitting, applicable, right, apt.
not suitable or good enough for a particular purpose or activity: The building was declared unfit for human habitation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unsuitable and unacceptable. amiss. be in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. taste idiom. beneath your dignity idiom. beyond the pale idiom. incorrectly. indecent. ineligibility.
adjective. not appropriate or suitable. to cap off all this unfitting behaviour. a museum and visitor centre totally unfitting as a resting place for previous sovereigns. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. unfitting in American English. (ʌnˈfɪtɪŋ ) adjective. not suitable or appropriate.
1. Not meant or adapted for a given purpose; inappropriate: a solvent that is unfit for use on wood surfaces. 2. Below the required standard; unqualified: an unfit parent. 3. Not in good physical or mental health. 4. Biology Unable to survive or produce viable offspring in a particular environment. tr.v. un·fit·ted, un·fit·ting, un·fits.
unfitting. adjective. These are words and phrases related to unfitting. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. UNSUITABLE. Synonyms. unsuitable. inappropriate. inapt. unbefitting. unfit. improper. unbecoming. unseemly. out of place. out of keeping. out of character. unhappy. infelicitous. indecorous. incongruous. inconsistent.
not suitable or good enough for a particular purpose or activity: The building was declared unfit for human habitation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unsuitable and unacceptable. amiss. be in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. taste idiom. beneath your dignity idiom. beyond the pale idiom. incorrectly. indecent. ineligibility.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective unfitting mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective unfitting. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
not fitting or suitable; unbecoming: . Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.
