ill-fitting

[ il-fit-ing ]

/ ˈɪlˈfɪt ɪŋ /

(of a garment) not fitting well.

not appropriate or suitable.

Words nearby ill-fitting

Sanders is dressed in a blue oxford shirt and ill-fitting creased khaki dress pants.

Can This Ornery Socialist Spoil the Clinton Coronation? |David Freedlander |July 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, I sit in my wrinkled, ill-fitting blazer, sweaty from nerves and running to get to this interview on time.

Marlo Thomas Says Girls Should Feel Free to Be Like Hannah Horvath |Emily Shire |April 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He re-invents himself: he goes from ill-fitting polyester cotton blends to silk shirts and stylish leather jackets.

The ‘American Hustle’ Style Guide |Erin Cunningham |February 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He gets up there in his medium-priced, ill-fitting suits and says, ‘This is what I’ve always worn.

Ron Paul Style: Candidate’s Libertarian Fashion on 2012 Campaign Trail |Isabel Wilkinson |March 5, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Zuckerberg, slumped on a couch in his usual lumpy shirt and ill-fitting jeans, says it never will.

Mark Zuckerberg: Fashion Icon |Rebecca Dana |September 29, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
From under the door, at the ill-fitting threshold, there showed a thin line of light.

The White Moll |Frank L. Packard
He was suddenly conscious that his suit was very old and ill-fitting, and that his hair needed cutting badly.

Thirty |Howard Vincent O'Brien
Even in the half-light it could be seen that their clothes were ill-fitting, frayed, and torn.

Tales From Bohemia |Robert Neilson Stephens
Ill-fitting clothes, to be sure, but it was observed that they ate to the manner born.

The Carpet from Bagdad |Harold MacGrath
Later, the nerve may become involved in callus, or be damaged by the pressure of ill-fitting splints.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. |Alexander Miles