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unqualified

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un⋅qual⋅i⋅fied

  [uhn-kwol-uh-fahyd]
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–adjective
1. not qualified; not fit; lacking requisite qualifications: unqualified for the job.
2. not modified, limited, or restricted in any way; without reservations: unqualified praise.
3. absolute; complete; out-and-out: an unqualified liar.
Origin:
1550–60; un- 1 + qualified

Related forms:
un⋅qual⋅i⋅fi⋅a⋅ble, adjective
un⋅qual⋅i⋅fied⋅ly, adverb
un⋅qual⋅i⋅fied⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. unfit, incompetent. 2. unmitigated. 3. downright, thorough. 2, 3. See absolute.
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un·qual·i·fied   (ŭn-kwŏl'ə-fīd')   
adj.  

  1. Lacking the proper or required qualifications: unqualified for the job.

  2. Not modified by conditions or reservations; absolute: an unqualified refusal.

un·qual'i·fied'ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unqualified 
1556, "not having necessary qualifications, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of qualify. Meaning "not modified or limited" is recorded from 1796.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: un·qual·i·fied
Pronunciation: "&n-'kwä-l&-"fId
Function: adjective
: not qualified
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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