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 masked assailant’s gun holster, slung between his legs, is what law enforcement terms a universal fit holster and is ill-fitted for a much larger gun.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
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
Quite a rush of business to-day and very ill-fitted to attend to it.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
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