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unsuited

unsuited adjective: not suited to a specific purpose.

Adjective

unsuited (comparative more unsuited, superlative most unsuited)

  1. Not suited to a specific purpose.
    • […] we are convinced, from considerable experience and observation, that the class of diseases described by Sir James as unsuited to the climate of Pau, et vice versâ […]1842, A. Taylor, “On the Curative Influence of the Climate of Pau, and the Mineral Waters of the Pyrénées, on Disease, &c.”, in The Lancet, volume II, page 885
    • It might have been a good thing if he had, unsuited as he was physically, but the mood passed easily under fraternal dissuadings and a feeling of duty toward his father.1933, James Truslow Adams, Henry Adams
  2. Not compatible; mismatched.
  3. Not wearing a suit.
    • an unsuited astronaut
  4. Not of the same suit.
    • You have been dealt King-9 unsuited ("canine") in your pocket.2005, Dennis Purdy, The Illustrated Guide to Texas Hold'em, page 270

Examples of unsuited in a sentence

  • He continued chopping, and his grin was downright rascallike, purely unsuited to a God-fearing Presbyterian.
  • You have been dealt King-9 unsuited ("canine") in your pocket.
  • It now appears that playing two unsuited high cards may not be so great in a many-handed pot.

All 13 example sentences with unsuited

Forms of unsuited

comparativemore unsuited
superlativemost unsuited

Origin of unsuited

From un- + suited.

Words formed from unsuited

Questions about unsuited

What does unsuited mean?
Unsuited means not suited to a specific purpose.
What part of speech is unsuited?
Unsuited is an adjective.

Words near unsuited in the dictionary

  1. unsuitabilities
  2. unsuitability
  3. unsuitable
  4. unsuitableness
  5. unsuitably
  6. unsuited
  7. unsuitedness
  8. unsuiting
  9. unsuits
  10. unsulfated
  11. unsulfonated

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