unfitted

adjective

ˌən-ˈfi-təd How to pronounce unfitted (audio)
Definition of unfittednext
as in unfit
lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job a restless free spirit, he was temperamentally unfitted for a desk job

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Recent Examples of unfitted Mix Materials The beauty in the unfitted kitchen aesthetic is found in its collected look. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025 The venerable American clan at the center of the narrator’s reminiscences are wholly unfitted to the modern world and no longer endowed with the fortune that one of them brought home long ago on clipper ships. — Daniel Akst, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfitted
  1. unfit
  2. incompetent
  3. incapable
Adjective
  • Within the context of the ongoing debate, the comment suggested the financial tie could make the company unfit to own the parking meter system.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • If venue personnel deem any person to be a threat, or otherwise unfit, in their sole discretion, he or she will not be permitted access and shall forfeit the prize.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of unfit
Adjective
  • People worried about looking incompetent while learning a new system.
    — Leslie Mizerak, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Hospitals rarely decline because their people become incompetent.
    — Basel Tarab, STAT, 22 July 2026
Definition of incompetent
Adjective
  • Knowing divorce is hard on kids is like knowing that water is wet, cigars are stinky, and that Selena Gomez is incapable of acting.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • Fewer Miami-Dade households can make ends meet During the same year, thousands of Miami-Dade households were incapable of making ends meet, according to data provided by United Way.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of incapable

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