unfit
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable: He was unfit for his office.
unqualified or incompetent.
not physically fit or in due condition.
Biology. pertaining to an organism or population that is not adapted to prevailing conditions or is not producing offspring in sufficient numbers to maintain its contribution to the gene pool of the next generation.
to render unfit or unsuitable; disqualify.
Origin of unfit
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Other words from unfit
- un·fit·ness, noun
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How to use unfit in a sentence
They’ve also mounted their own effort to remove board Chair Juanita Miller, who they say is unfit to lead and ignited the controversy in the first place.
Error-riddled ethics reports on school board create political firestorm in Prince George’s County | Rachel Chason, Donna St. George | August 24, 2021 | Washington PostBen Ali, the prime minister in 1987, himself had assumed the presidency by getting doctors to declare then-President Habib Bourguiba medically unfit to rule.
Menstruation in 19th-century England was referred to as being “unwell,” and women were thought to be unfit for work, exercise, social activities or intellectual effort during the week or so each month that a period lasted.
How medicine sought to control women’s bodies while ignoring their symptoms | Susan Okie | July 2, 2021 | Washington PostWhen his parents divorced, his dad gained custody and his mom was legally declared unfit to parent as she turned to alcohol while struggling with anxiety and depression.
Amid the pandemic, people crave connection. The ‘Internet’s Dad’ provides it. | Josh Paunil | June 17, 2021 | Washington PostHe is “unfit to continue in his current role,” the statement said of Parros.
The Rangers reshuffled their front office after being eliminated from NHL postseason play | Des Bieler | May 5, 2021 | Washington Post
Du Pont, 57, was initially declared “actively psychotic” and unfit for trial by a judge, and ordered to a psychiatric hospital.
In 1971, the local council declared it unfit for living, and evicted the occupants.
The panelists then proceed to screen out anyone they deem unfit for marriage.
And really, how can anybody claim that a 25-year-old is unfit to become Miss America?
The 1891 Immigration Act declared certain classes of individuals as unfit to become American citizens.
I always maintain that our women are of immense service to us, but many of them are physically unfit.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonTo his other iniquities Black Sheep had now added a phenomenal clumsiness—was as unfit to trust in action as he was in word.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingBut in the organic world there is no such thing as the "fit" or the "unfit," in any higher or moral sense.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockBut today—after that terrible ordeal, she felt as if life held little for her, that she was now unfit to perform any womanly duty.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxNever smoke when the pores are open: they absorb, and you are unfit for decent society.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.
British Dictionary definitions for unfit
/ (ʌnˈfɪt) /
(postpositive often foll by for) unqualified, incapable, or incompetent: unfit for military service
(postpositive often foll by for) unsuitable or inappropriate: the ground was unfit for football
in poor physical condition
Derived forms of unfit
- unfitness, noun
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