unfitting

[uhn-fit]

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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Unfitting is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1535–45; un-1 + fit1

un·fit·ness, noun


1. inappropriate, unapt. 2. incapable.

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fit·ting

[fit-ing]
adjective
1.
suitable or appropriate; proper or becoming.
noun
2.
the act of a person or thing that fits.
3.
an act or instance of trying on clothes that are being made or altered to determine proper fit.
4.
anything provided as equipment, parts, supply, etc.
5.
Usually, fittings. furniture, fixtures, etc., as of a building or apartment.

Origin:
1525–35; fit1 + -ing2, -ing1

fit·ting·ly, adverb
fit·ting·ness, noun
self-fit·ting, adjective
un·der·fit·ting, noun
un·fit·ting, adjective
EXPAND
un·fit·ting·ly, adverb
well-fit·ting, adjective
COLLAPSE


1. fit, meet, right, decorous, seemly.

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unfitting

adjective
not in keeping with what is correct or proper; "completely inappropriate behavior" [syn: inappropriate
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