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un·fit  (n-ft)

adj.

1. Not meant or adapted for a given purpose; inappropriate: a solvent that is unfit for use on wood surfaces.

2. Below the required standard; unqualified: an unfit parent.

3. Not in good physical or mental health.

4. Biology Unable to survive or produce viable offspring in a particular environment.

tr.v. un·fit·ted, un·fit·ting, un·fits

To cause to be unsuited or unqualified: "Having run for president . . . often unfits a man for lesser or more useful subsequent work" Garry Wills.

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un·fitly adv.

un·fitness n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

unfitting - not in keeping with what is correct or proper; "completely inappropriate behavior" out or keeping, inappropriate, incompatible incongruous - lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation"