unsuitable
adjective
not suitable; inappropriate; unfitting; unbecoming.
unsuitably
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a word derived from
unsuitable.
Example Sentences
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Displaying one’s infant child on a Jumbotron seems like a strange reaction to being in the spotlight, rather like a homeopathic remedy given in unsuitably large quantities.
From Time ● Aug. 8, 2014
Regardless of the serious loss of fixtures, too many big summer races were staged on unsuitably soft going.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2012
One confirmed runner is the Marco Botti-trained Planteur, a late withdrawal from a Group Two at York last month when the ground was deemed unsuitably quick.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2012
The S.E.C. sued Stifel on Aug. 10 because the firm advised the school districts to buy the three ill-fated securities, which the regulator said were unsuitably risky for unsophisticated investors.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2011
Certainly, the name of Venus was never so unsuitably bestowed as on this poor woman.
From Stories for Helen by Eliza Leslie
