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unfittingly

unfittingly adverb: in a way that is not fitting; inappropriately; unsuitably.

Adverb

unfittingly (comparative more unfittingly, superlative most unfittingly)

  1. In a way that is not fitting; inappropriately; unsuitably.

Forms of unfittingly

comparativemore unfittingly
superlativemost unfittingly

Origin of unfittingly

From Middle English unfittyngly, equivalent to unfitting + -ly.

Questions about unfittingly

What does unfittingly mean?
Unfittingly means in a way that is not fitting; inappropriately; unsuitably.
What part of speech is unfittingly?
Unfittingly is an adverb.

Words near unfittingly in the dictionary

  1. unfittedness
  2. unfitten
  3. unfitter
  4. unfittest
  5. unfitting
  6. unfittingly
  7. unfittingness
  8. unfix
  9. unfixability
  10. unfixable
  11. unfixably

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