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unfit

[uhn-fit]

adjective

  1. not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable.

    He was unfit for his office.

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  2. unqualified or incompetent.

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  3. not physically fit or in due condition.

  4. 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.



verb (used with object)

  1. to render unfit or unsuitable; disqualify.

unfit

/ ʌˈɪ /

adjective

  1. unqualified, incapable, or incompetent

    unfit for military service

  2. unsuitable or inappropriate

    the ground was unfit for football

  3. in poor physical condition

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unfitness noun
  • ܲˈھٲԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unfit1

First recorded in 1535–45; un- 1 + fit 1
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A man road a bicycle along 14th Street near the Washington Monument holding up a large sign calling the president a “creep” and “unfit” — among other things.

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Defence ministry spokesman Michael Bauer told the BBC that Arthur A was found to be "psychologically unfit" for service after he underwent tests.

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"This isn't leadership. It's cowardice. And it proves what many already know: Gordon Lyons is unfit for public office and should resign."

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During the campaign he was attacked by the government and media for being morally unfit to be the country's president, but the allegations did not diminish his support during the last week of campaigning.

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"He has shown himself as unfit to be attorney general."

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