unsuited

adjective

un·​suit·​ed ˌən-ˈsü-təd How to pronounce unsuited (audio)
: not proper or fitting for something : not suited
a man unsuited to manual labor

Examples of unsuited in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Biden’s party could coalesce around a movement to pressure him to step aside — but Harris is so unpopular and so plainly unsuited to the presidency that Democrats blanch at putting their fate in her hands. The Editors, National Review, 3 July 2024 But China’s evolving political system under an increasingly autocratic General Secretary Xi Jinping looks particularly unsuited to handling these challenges. Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2023 So smart, so chic, so unsuited to light blue denim. Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 16 May 2024 Under the provisions put in place after the Civil War to keep Confederates from continuing their battle against the abolitionist United States, those who rose up against American democracy were seen as unsuited for public office. TIME, 8 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unsuited 

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Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsuited was in 1598

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“Unsuited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsuited. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.

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