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ill-suited

[ il-soo-tid ]

/ ˈɪlˈsu tɪd /

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adjective

not suitable; inappropriate.

SYNONYMS FOR ill-suited

unsuitable, inapt.

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ANTONYMS FOR ill-suited

suitable, apt.

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Words nearby ill-suited

ill-omened, ill-prepared, ill-sorted, ill-spent, ill-starred, ill-suited, ill-tempered, ill-timed, ill-treat, ill-use, ill-wisher

Example sentences from the Web for ill-suited

But Seligman never imagined how Mitchell might put the concept to work, in part because it was so ill-suited to that purpose.

The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built |Michael Daly |December 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But our instant-response culture and media are ill-suited to manage foreign-policy crises.

Libya, Egypt Crises Demand Thought, Not Quick Political Shots |Mark McKinnon |September 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
My larger objection is that directly addressing schoolchildren on most matters is a role for which every president is ill-suited.

Presidents and Pupils Don't Mix |Conor Friedersdorf |September 6, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
He attacked Virginia Governor Tim Kaine as an ill-suited candidate for the vice presidential slot on the Democratic ticket.

Palin's Talent Scout |Scott Horton |October 10, 2008 |DAILY BEAST

To go on with, the melancholy sounds were not ill-suited to his present humour.

The Far Horizon |Lucas Malet
The principles which he brought with him from college are ill-suited to our atmosphere.

Love and Intrigue |Friedrich Schiller
French is an unmusical language, very sharp and nasal, but not ill-suited to a backward people.

Lost Diaries |Maurice Baring
This wide and gorgeous frame but ill-suited so modest a figure.

The Emperor, Complete |Georg Ebers
Miss Clavering, I know that I am ill-suited to play the part of a lover;—very ill suited.

The Claverings |Anthony Trollope