Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not appropriate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not suitable, fit, or adapted; incapable of suiting; unfit; incongruous; improper.
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- adjective Not
suitable ;unfit ;inappropriate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not capable of being applied
- adjective not meant or adapted for a particular purpose
- adjective not conducive to good moral development
- adjective not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse)
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Examples
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The next step is also to identify children living with 1 parent but in unsuitable conditions.
Archive 2009-09-01 KateG 2009
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The next step is also to identify children living with 1 parent but in unsuitable conditions.
Blah! KateG 2009
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That fact alone makes Mr Hain unsuitable for high office.
Archive 2008-01-01 Not a sheep 2008
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Rand Simberg reflects on the delayed apocalypse as well as the inadvisability of having a name unsuitable to one's gender.
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Rand Simberg reflects on the delayed apocalypse as well as the inadvisability of having a name unsuitable to one's gender.
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“I think I understand your definition of unsuitable.”
Tempted by Your Touch JEN HOLLING 2002
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“I think I understand your definition of unsuitable.”
Tempted by Your Touch JEN HOLLING 2002
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“I think I understand your definition of unsuitable.”
Tempted by Your Touch JEN HOLLING 2002
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“I think I understand your definition of unsuitable.”
Tempted by Your Touch JEN HOLLING 2002
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Blaine was a rare raconteur and his talk had this great merit: never did I hear him tell a story or speak a word unsuitable for any, even the most fastidious company to hear.
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 1920
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