ill-suited

ill-suited
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. inappropriate, unsuitable, mismatched; see unsuitable .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
unsuitable, incompatible. see inappropriate
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Not suited to a given purpose: inappropriate, inapt, unfit, unsuitable, unsuited. See ABILITY.

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  • ill-suited — adj not useful for a particular purpose ill suited to ▪ a country ill suited to wheat farming …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ill-suited — [adj] inappropriate bad form, ill fitted, ill matched, ill timed, improper, inapt, incompatible, incorrect, irrelevant, malapropos, mismatched, out of character, out of its element, out of place, unbecoming, unfit, unfitting, unseemly, unsuitable …   New thesaurus

  • ill-suited — [il′so͞ot′id] adj. not suited or appropriate …   English World dictionary

  • ill-suited — index disproportionate, inapt, inept (inappropriate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • ill-suited — /ɪl ˈsutəd/ (say il soohtuhd) adjective not right or appropriate; badly matched: to be ill suited to the role as director; to be ill suited companions …  

  • ill-suited — Synonyms and related words: bad, futile, ill adapted, ill advised, ill assorted, ill chosen, ill considered, ill fitted, ill matched, ill sorted, ill timed, impolitic, improper, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • ill-suited — /il sooh tid/, adj. not suitable; inappropriate. Syn. unsuitable, inapt. Ant. suitable, apt. * * * …   Universalium

  • ill-suited — adjective unsuitable, unfit or inappropriate for some purpose …   Wiktionary

  • ill suited — not well adapted, poorly matched, poorly fit …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ill-suited —   Kohu ole …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

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