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unbefitting

unbefitting adjective: not befitting; not appropriate or suitable. Also the present participle and gerund of unbefit.

Adjective

unbefitting (comparative more unbefitting, superlative most unbefitting)

  1. Not befitting; not appropriate or suitable.

Also used as

unbefitting is also the present participle and gerund of unbefit.

Forms of unbefitting

comparativemore unbefitting
superlativemost unbefitting

Origin of unbefitting

From un- + befitting.

Words formed from unbefitting

Questions about unbefitting

What does unbefitting mean?
Unbefitting means not befitting; not appropriate or suitable.
What part of speech is unbefitting?
Unbefitting is an adjective.

Words near unbefitting in the dictionary

  1. unbeeped
  2. unbeery
  3. unbefit
  4. unbefits
  5. unbefitted
  6. unbefitting
  7. unbefittingly
  8. unbefittingness
  9. unbefogged
  10. unbefool
  11. unbefooled

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