unfitted
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Unfitted by his retiring personality to capture votes by red-ink methods as he has captured readers, he started under an almost insuperable handicap.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unfitted for the calm affections and comforts of domestic life, iii.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas
Unfitted as thou wert for the task, thou didst not hold the scales evenly.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
John Bradbury, the Muse shall fill my strain To sing thy praises; thou hadst spent thy time Not idly, nor hadst lived thy life in vain, Unfitted for the guerdon of my rhyme.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 2nd, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
Of workers, some are strong to fly, While some are weak and small, Unfitted quite, for load or flight, Or outside work at all.
From Mother Truth's Melodies Common Sense For Children by Miller, Mrs. E. P.
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