Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not fitting; unsuitable; unbecoming.
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- adjective That is not
fitting for its purpose - adjective
Improper
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not in keeping with what is correct or proper
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Examples
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Zamber was a lot more impressive XD Not that Riot was lacking, but I remember finding Nana's "Pray" as a background song to that scene kind of unfitting and stuff, plus the way the whole scene ended was kinda meh, so yeah, Zamber brings back nicer memories: p Plus it's big and cool!
Anime Nano! 2010
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For such entertainments altogether enervate the minds of people, insensibly leading them into effeminacy, and unfitting them to endure those hardships, and fatigues, which must necessarily be undergone, to bring any province to perfection.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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For the first time, he took responsibility and apologized for his crimes, calling some of his comments on government wiretaps "childish" and unfitting of a governor.
Blagojevich Gets 14-Year Term Joe Barrett 2011
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When the newspaper, whose motto is "All the news that's fit to print", discusses how Palin's jacket fits instead of how few of her policies benefit women -- it's unfitting.
Marie C. Wilson: New York Times Puts Women Candidates' Wardrobe Before Ideas Marie C. Wilson 2010
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Such despair is unfitting for the greatest nation the world has ever known.
My Plan to Revive Economic Growth Herman Cain 2011
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This behavior is unfitting for any member of Congress or their Congressional staff and represents a threat to the First Amendment rights of all citizens.
Dawn Teo: "Watch List" of FL Citizen Activists Distributed at AR GOP Congressional Town Hall Dawn Teo 2011
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When the newspaper, whose motto is "All the news that's fit to print", discusses how Palin's jacket fits instead of how few of her policies benefit women -- it's unfitting.
Marie C. Wilson: New York Times Puts Women Candidates' Wardrobe Before Ideas Marie C. Wilson 2010
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This behavior is unfitting for any member of Congress or their Congressional staff and represents a threat to the First Amendment rights of all citizens.
Dawn Teo: "Watch List" of FL Citizen Activists Distributed at AR GOP Congressional Town Hall Dawn Teo 2011
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When the newspaper, whose motto is "All the news that's fit to print", discusses how Palin's jacket fits instead of how few of her policies benefit women -- it's unfitting.
Marie C. Wilson: New York Times Puts Women Candidates' Wardrobe Before Ideas Marie C. Wilson 2010
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This behavior is unfitting for any member of Congress or their Congressional staff and represents a threat to the First Amendment rights of all citizens.
Dawn Teo: "Watch List" of FL Citizen Activists Distributed at AR GOP Congressional Town Hall Dawn Teo 2011
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