unsuited

adjective

un·​suit·​ed ˌən-ˈsü-təd How to pronounce unsuited (audio)
: not proper or fitting for something : not suited
a man unsuited to manual labor

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The brothers are both unsuited to succeed Baba for different reasons. Judy Berman, Time, 28 Mar. 2025 The amnesiac astronaut steps outside briefly before realizing that the oxygen levels are unsuited to her human body. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025 For roughly a century, conservative Christian groups have claimed that education should include Christian teachings and have increasingly concluded that American public schools are unsuited—and even antagonistic—to that task. Austin Steelman / Made By History, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025 Moreover, part of the reason liberalism may look unsuited to the times is that many of its critics assail a strawman version of the theory. Daniel Deudney, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018 See All Example Sentences for unsuited

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unsuited was in 1598

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“Unsuited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsuited. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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