ill-fitted
Americanadjective
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badly or uncomfortably fitted.
an ill-fitted denture.
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ill-suited.
His health made him ill-fitted for hard labor.
Example Sentences
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The reality TV host has always embraced an aesthetic that is as hideous as it is expensive, from gold-plated everything to his vile haircut to his ill-fitted suits.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2025
According to Open University academic Dr Jess Pinchbeck, 80% of women wear an ill-fitted bra and over 40% of women do not wear a sports bra when they are exercising.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2023
Yu criticizes much of Asia’s modern infrastructure for being built on ideas imported from Europe, which he says are ill-fitted to the monsoon climate over much of the Asian continent.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2022
Jordan Spieth’s ill-fitted green jacket: The 2015 Masters champ revealed to the AP’s Doug Ferguson that he has yet to get his green jacket tailored and that it's huge on him.
From Golf Digest • Dec. 12, 2017
This man was so ill-fitted for such work that two men were required to help him mount a horse.
From My Attainment of the Pole by Cook, Frederick A.
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