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In·el·i·gi·ble
/ˌinˈeləjəb(ə)l/
adjective
1.
legally or officially unable to be considered for a position or benefit:
"they were ineligible for jury duty"
Similar
unqualified
ruled out
disqualified
legally disqualified
disentitled
incompetent
Opposite
eligible
▪
not suitable or desirable, especially as a marriage partner:
"as a son-in-law he was quite ineligible"
Similar
unmarriageable
unavailable
not available for marriage
married
unsuitable
unacceptable
undesirable
inappropriate
unworthy
not good enough
informal:
not up to scratch
not up to snuff
Opposite
eligible
suitable
Derivatives
1.
ineligibility
noun
2.
ineligibly
adverb
Scrabble Points: 13
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