ill-suited
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Cryptocurrencies are actually ill-suited for major criminal enterprises because transactions are permanent, immutable and traceable.
Meanwhile, the leaders of civil society organizations appear ill-suited to resist such suppression of free speech and, in some cases, seem to embrace it.
From Salon
Critics point out that the species is ill-suited for long-term survival.
From Literature
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If ever there were an animal spectacularly ill-suited to home rehabilitation, it is the beaver.
Kwedar confesses to being “a pretty linear storyteller and filmmaker” and says he initially felt ill-suited to the task.
From Los Angeles Times
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