unsuited
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[edit]unsuited (comparative more unsuited, superlative most unsuited)
- Not suited to a specific purpose.
- 1842, A. Taylor, “On the Curative Influence of the Climate of Pau, and the Mineral Waters of the Pyrénées, on Disease, &c.”, in The Lancet[1], volume II, page 885:
- […] we are convinced, from considerable experience and observation, that the class of diseases described by Sir James as unsuited to the climate of Pau, et vice versâ […]
- 1933, James Truslow Adams, Henry Adams:
- It might have been a good thing if he had, unsuited as he was physically, but the mood passed easily under fraternal dissuadings and a feeling of duty toward his father.
- 2011 June 11, Robin Finn, “Sunday Routine: Jessica Walter”, in The New York Times, retrieved 5 Dec. 2011:
- Reggie was a “release” from Guiding Eyes; he kept leading his trainers into light poles, so he was deemed temperamentally unsuited to be a service dog.
- Not compatible; mismatched.
- Not wearing a suit.
- an unsuited astronaut
- (poker, said of two or more cards) Not of the same suit.
- 2005, Dennis Purdy, The Illustrated Guide to Texas Hold'em, page 270:
- You have been dealt King-9 unsuited ("canine") in your pocket.
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[edit]not suited to a specific purpose
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