unsuited

/ (ʌnˈsuːtɪd, ʌnˈsjuː-) /

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adjective

not appropriate for a particular purposetemperamentally unsuited to his role

(of two people) not likely to have a successful relationship

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How to use unsuited in a sentence

After a brief encounter with combat, Slovik declared himself constitutionally unsuited for warfare.
The Last American Soldier Executed for Desertion|Michael Daly|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Green campaigning today is totally unsuited to political and economic realities.
Green Politics Has to Get More Radical, Because Anything Less Is Impractical|Jedediah Purdy|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I with a wife unsuited to me, and she with a husband unsuitable for any woman.
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Unfortunately, despite this good academic work, Dr Lagina is entirely unsuited to a career in education due to his surname.
How Accurate is This Math?|David Frum|March 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Under any of these circumstances, would anyone dispute that Scalia was unsuited for his post?
Remove a Stain on the Supreme Court by Impeaching Justice Scalia|David R. Dow|December 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She thought of this, she faced it; the soul of her condemned it as a fate almost ludicrously unsuited to her.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
Whatever is supernatural is unsuited to man, and whatever is beyond his comprehension ought not to occupy his attention.
Letters To Eugenia|Paul Henri Thiry Holbach
That's a heathenish word, Tony, and most unsuited to be used in thankfulness for God's blessings.
Tony Butler|Charles James Lever
We take him with his qualities, impetuosity being one, and not unsuited to his arm of the service, as he has shown.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith
The subject was a dry one, and quite unsuited to Dr. Spenser, whose heart was set on maintaining a reputation for caustic wit.
Hyacinth|George A. Birmingham

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