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unqualified

[uhn-kwol-uh-fahyd]

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adjective

not qualified; not fit; lacking requisite qualifications: unqualified for the job.

not modified, limited, or restricted in any way; without reservations: unqualified praise.

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

Can be confused: disqualified, unqualified.

Synonyms
1. unfit, incompetent. 2. unmitigated. 3. downright, thorough. 2, 3. See absolute.

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unqualified (ʌnˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪd)

—*adj*
1.	lacking the necessary qualifications
2.	not restricted or modified: an unqualified criticism
3.	(usually prenominal) (intensifier): an unqualified success

un'qualifiable

—*adj*

un'qualifiedly

—*adv*

un'qualifiedness

—n

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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.

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