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
Bruce and Encarnacion are decorated major-leaguers but ill-fitted to the 2019 Mariners.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2019
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
Beecher was ill-fitted to engage in such an encounter, and stammered out some commonplace apology for his own seeming want of gallantry.
From Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Charles James Lever
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