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ineligible

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in⋅el⋅i⋅gi⋅ble

  [in-el-i-juh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. not eligible; not permitted or suitable: Employees are ineligible in this contest.
2. legally disqualified to hold an office.
3. legally disqualified to function as a juror, voter, witness, etc., or to become the recipient of a privilege.
–noun
4. a person who is ineligible, as a suitor or team member.
Origin:
1760–70; in- 3 + eligible

Related forms:
in⋅el⋅i⋅gi⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅el⋅i⋅gi⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅el⋅i⋅gi⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. disqualified, unsuitable.
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in·el·i·gi·ble   (ĭn-ěl'ĭ-jə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Disqualified by law, rule, or provision: ineligible to run for office; ineligible for health benefits.

  2. Unworthy of being chosen; unfit: considered her ineligible for the job.

n.  One that is not eligible.
in·el'i·gi·bil'i·ty n., in·el'i·gi·bly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

ineligible 
1770, from in- "not" + eligible (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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