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ill-adapted

ill-adapted adjective: not adapted, or adapted poorly.

Adjective

ill-adapted (comparative more ill-adapted, superlative most ill-adapted)

  1. Not adapted, or adapted poorly

Forms of ill-adapted

comparativemore ill-adapted
superlativemost ill-adapted

Questions about ill-adapted

What does ill-adapted mean?
Ill-adapted means not adapted, or adapted poorly.
What part of speech is ill-adapted?
Ill-adapted is an adjective.

Words near ill-adapted in the dictionary

  1. ill off
  2. ill repute
  3. ill turn
  4. ill turns
  5. ill will
  6. ill-adapted
  7. ill-advised
  8. ill-advisedly
  9. ill-affected
  10. ill-assorted
  11. ill-begotten

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