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unfitted

[uhn-fit] Origin

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.

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Unfitted is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1535–45; un-1 + fit1

un·fit·ness, noun


1. inappropriate, unapt. 2. incapable.

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fit·ted

[fit-id]
adjective
made so as to follow closely the contours of a form or shape: fitted clothes; fitted sheets.

Origin:
1730–40; fit1 + -ed2

fit·ted·ness, noun
un·fit·ted, adjective
well-fit·ted, adjective

fit, fitted (see usage note at fit1).
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unfitted (ʌnˈfɪtɪd)
 
adj
unsuitable: unused to and unfitted for any form of manual labour

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Word Origin & History

unfit
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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fitted definition


  1. mod.
    well dressed. (Outfitted.) : Man you are really fitted! Iced out and looking really fine!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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