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unsuitable

[uhn-soo-tuh-buhl]

adjective

not suitable; inappropriate; unfitting; unbecoming.

Origin:
1580–90; un-¹ + suitable

Related forms

un·suit·a·bil·i·ty, un·suit·a·ble·ness, noun

un·suit·a·bly, adverb

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unsuitable (ʌnˈsuːtəb^əl, ʌnˈsjuːt-)

—*adj*
	not appropriate, suitable, or fit

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