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   Un·fit

   /ˌənˈfit/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a thing) not of the necessary quality or standard to meet a particular purpose: "the land is unfit for food crops" Similar unsuitable forunsuited toinappropriate toill-suited toill-adapted tounequipped forinadequate forunprepared forunfitted fornot designed forineligible forunworthy ofincapable ofincompetent atunable to do somethingnot up tonot equal tonot good enough forunqualified foruntrained forimproperunbecominginformal:not cut out fornot up to scratchOpposite fitsuitablecapable
   • ▪ (of a person) not having the requisite qualities or skills to undertake something competently: "she is unfit to have care and control of her children" Similar unsuitable forunsuited toinappropriate toill-suited toill-adapted tounequipped forinadequate forunprepared forunfitted fornot designed forineligible forunworthy ofincapable ofincompetent atunable to do somethingnot up tonot equal tonot good enough forunqualified foruntrained forimproperunbecominginformal:not cut out fornot up to scratchOpposite fitsuitablecapable
   • ▪ (of a species) not able to produce viable offspring or survive in a particular environment.
   • 2. (of a person) not in good physical condition, typically as a result of failure to exercise regularly: "the increase in the number of unfit and overweight children is alarming" Similar unhealthyout of conditionout of shapein poor conditionin poor shapeflabbydebilitatedweakinfirmdecrepitOpposite fit

   verb

   • 1. make (something or someone) unsuitable; disqualify: archaic "they say that we are trying to give poor children tastes which will only unfit them for a life of hardship and toil"

   Derivatives

   • 1. unfitly adverb
   • 2. unfitness noun

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