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unsuitable

[ uhn-soo-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not suitable; inappropriate; unfitting; unbecoming.


unsuitable

/ ʌnˈsuːtəbəl; ʌnˈsjuːt- /

adjective

  1. not appropriate, suitable, or fit
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲȴܾ··i·ٲ ܲ·ܾa··Ա noun
  • ܲ·ܾa· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unsuitable1

First recorded in 1580–90; un- 1 + suitable
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She added: "The ankle leashes attached to the boards of those stuck in the hydraulic spin, which are totally unsuitable for fast-flowing water, made it even harder for them to get free."

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The authority said it soon became evident some of the properties were unsuitable and would prove difficult to bring up to the high safety standards required for social housing.

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She said there were "huge numbers" of empty properties for sale, because people had left the self-catering sector due to the 182-day threshold, but that they were too expensive or unsuitable to be local homes.

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The board has only deemed a juvenile hall “unsuitable” to operate three times in its history, but each of the halls it ordered shut down were in L.A.

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Young people have told the BBC how they were placed in dirty, dangerous and unsuitable accommodation in Wales as children.

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