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ill-matched

ill-matched adjective: not well suited to each other; poorly matched.

Adjective

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

  1. not well suited to each other; poorly matched.
    • As a married couple they are quite ill-matched.

Forms of ill-matched

comparativemore ill-matched
superlativemost ill-matched

Questions about ill-matched

What does ill-matched mean?
Ill-matched means not well suited to each other; poorly matched.
What part of speech is ill-matched?
Ill-matched is an adjective.

Words near ill-matched in the dictionary

  1. ill-kempt
  2. ill-lit
  3. ill-looking
  4. ill-luck
  5. ill-mannered
  6. ill-matched
  7. ill-named
  8. ill-natured
  9. ill-naturedly
  10. ill-naturedness
  11. ill-omened

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