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unqualified

[ uhn-kwol-uh-fahyd ]
/ ʌnˈkwɒl əˌfaɪd /
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adjective

not qualified; not fit; lacking requisite qualifications: unqualified for the job.
not modified, limited, or restricted in any way; without reservations: unqualified praise.
absolute; complete; out-and-out: an unqualified liar.

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RELATED WORDS

thoroughly, completely, categorically, flatly, unreservedly

Nearby words

  1. unpunctual,
  2. unpunished,
  3. unputdownable,
  4. unq,
  5. unquachog,
  6. unquantifiable,
  7. unquenchable,
  8. unquestionable,
  9. unquestionably,
  10. unquestioned

Origin of unqualified

First recorded in 1550–60; un-1 + qualified
Related formsun·qual·i·fi·a·ble, adjectiveun·qual·i·fied·ly, adverbun·qual·i·fied·ness, noun
Can be confuseddisqualified unqualified

Synonym study

2, 3. See absolute.
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British Dictionary definitions for unqualifiedly

unqualified

/ (ʌnˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪd) /

adjective

lacking the necessary qualifications
not restricted or modifiedan unqualified criticism
(usually prenominal) (intensifier)an unqualified success
Derived Formsunqualifiable, adjectiveunqualifiedly, adverbunqualifiedness, noun
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Word Origin and History for unqualifiedly

unqualified

adj.

1550s, "not having necessary qualifications, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of qualify. Meaning "not modified or limited" is recorded from 1796.

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