unsuitable
adjective
un·suit·able
ˌən-ˈsü-tə-bəl 
: not fitting or right for a use or purpose : not suitable
an unsuitable choice
unsuitable topics for conversation
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After all, there’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.
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Laura Holt, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2023
Environmental conditions were unsuitable for large multicellular organisms due to low oxygen levels.
—Eliot Bush, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2023
The preserve’s retention of water can alleviate the effects of droughts, but the cyclical flooding that now occurs makes much of it unsuitable for farming.
—Koba Ryckewaert, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
While solar and wind energy are a great help, these are dependent on weather conditions and unsuitable for base load or 24/7 power generation.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2023
They were deemed unsuitable to bear children and were sometimes refused housing and food.
—Monique Brouillette, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2023
Still, 14% of their advertising dollars were flowing directly to sites that those advertisers did not want to do business with and were unsuitable both from a quality of content and user experience perspective.
—Lou Paskalis, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2023
Dozens of migrants died after their boat capsized in the Strait of Sicily, with just a handful rescued, survivors reported Wednesday, as yet another perilous attempt to cross the Mediterranean in a rickety, unsuitable vessel ended in disaster.
—Emma Bubola, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
At times, production runs were ruined by contamination that meant the meat was unsuitable for turning into a product, the former employee says.
—WIRED, 15 Sep. 2023
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Laura Holt, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2023
Environmental conditions were unsuitable for large multicellular organisms due to low oxygen levels.
—Eliot Bush, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2023
The preserve’s retention of water can alleviate the effects of droughts, but the cyclical flooding that now occurs makes much of it unsuitable for farming.
—Koba Ryckewaert, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
While solar and wind energy are a great help, these are dependent on weather conditions and unsuitable for base load or 24/7 power generation.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2023
They were deemed unsuitable to bear children and were sometimes refused housing and food.
—Monique Brouillette, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2023
Still, 14% of their advertising dollars were flowing directly to sites that those advertisers did not want to do business with and were unsuitable both from a quality of content and user experience perspective.
—Lou Paskalis, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2023
Dozens of migrants died after their boat capsized in the Strait of Sicily, with just a handful rescued, survivors reported Wednesday, as yet another perilous attempt to cross the Mediterranean in a rickety, unsuitable vessel ended in disaster.
—Emma Bubola, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
At times, production runs were ruined by contamination that meant the meat was unsuitable for turning into a product, the former employee says.
—WIRED, 15 Sep. 2023
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First Known Use
circa 1586, in the meaning defined above
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unsuitable
adjective
un·suit·able
ˌən-ˈsüt-ə-bəl,
ˈən-
: not suitable or fitting : unbecoming, inappropriate
unsuitably
adverb
-blē
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