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Meaning of 'unfit' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Unfit [ a.]
- Not fit; unsuitable.
2 . Unfit [ v. t.]
- To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; as, sickness unfits a man for labor; sin unfits us for the society of holy beings.

Meaning of 'unfit' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . unfit [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make unfit or unsuitable
Example in sentence:
  • Your income disqualifies you
2 . unfit [ a]
Meaning (2):
- below the required standards for a purpose
Example in sentence:
  • an unfit parent;
  • unfit for human consumption
Meaning (3):
- not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition
Example in sentence:
  • certified as unfit for army service;
  • drunk and unfit for service;
  • fat and very unfit
4 . unfit [ s]
Meaning (4):
- physically unsound or diseased
Example in sentence:
  • a bad heart;
  • an unsound limb;
  • bad teeth;
  • has a bad back;
  • unsound teeth

Nearby Words:

unface unfailable unfailing unfair unfaith unfaithful unfalcated unfallible unfasten unfathered

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