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unsuited

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English suited English unsuited From un- + suited.

  1. Not suited to a specific purpose.

    […] we are convinced, from considerable experience and observation, that the class of diseases described by Sir James as unsuited to the climate of Pau, et vice versâ […]

    It might have been a good thing if he had, unsuited as he was physically, but the mood passed easily under fraternal dissuadings and a feeling of duty toward his father.

  2. Not compatible; mismatched.
  3. Not wearing a suit.

    an unsuited astronaut

  4. Not of the same suit.

    You have been dealt King-9 unsuited ("canine") in your pocket.