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Unfit - 5 dictionary results

un⋅fit

[uhn-fit]
–adjective
1. not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable: He was unfit for his office.
2. unqualified or incompetent.
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)
5. to render unfit or unsuitable; disqualify.

Origin:
1535–45; un- 1 + fit 1


un⋅fit⋅ness, noun


1. inappropriate, unapt. 2. incapable.
un·fit   (ŭn-fĭt')   
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).
un·fit'ly adv., un·fit'ness n.

Unfit

Un*fit"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + fit.] To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; as, sickness unfits a man for labor; sin unfits us for the society of holy beings.

Unfit

Un*fit"\, a. [Pref. un- + fit.] Not fit; unsuitable. -- Un*fit"ly, adv. -- Un*fit"ness, n.
Language Translation for : Unfit
Spanish: no apto, incapacitado,
German: ungeeignet,
Japanese: 不向きな

unfit  (adj.)
1545, "not suitable" (in ref. to things), from un- (1) "not" + pp. of fit (see fit (adj.)). In ref. to persons or human qualities, attested from 1551. The verb meaning "to render unfit" is recorded from 1611.
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