unfit

(ŭn-fĭt')
adj.

1. Not meant or adapted for a given purpose; inappropriate: a solvent that is unfit for use on wood surfaces.
2. Below the required standard; unqualified: an unfit parent.
3. Not in good physical or mental health.
4. Biology. Unable to survive or produce viable offspring in a particular environment.

tr.v., -fit·ted, -fit·ting, -fits.
To cause to be unsuited or unqualified: "Having run for president . . . often unfits a man for lesser or more useful subsequent work" (Garry Wills).

unfitly un·fit'ly adv.
unfitness un·fit'ness n.

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adjective

1. Not suited to a given purpose: ill-suited, inappropriate, inapt, unsuitable, unsuited. See ability/inability.
2. Not suited to circumstances: improper, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, inept, malapropos, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, unseemly, unsuitable. Idioms: out of place. See agree/disagree, usual/unusual.
3. Lacking capability: inadequate, incapable, incompetent, unequal, unqualified. See ability/inability, excess/insufficiency/enough.
4. Totally incapable of doing a job: incompetent, unable, unqualified. See ability/inability.

verb

To make incapable, as of doing a job: disable, disqualify. See ability/inability.

adj

Definition: not appropriate or suited
Antonyms: appropriate, fit, suitable

adj

Definition: not ready
Antonyms: able, fit, qualified, ready, willing

Unsuitable, incompetent, or not adapted for a particular use or service, 522 P. 2d 330, 334. Compare warranty [warranty of fitness]. In the context of a parent child relationship the term “unfit” usually, although not necessarily, imports something of moral delinquency.
321 P. 2d 190, 196.

Not properly prepared, e.g. physically incapable of performing hard work as in racing, because of lack of training. Said also of food prepared unhygienically.

• u. for human consumption — meat or other food considered by a qualified food inspector to be unsuited for entry into the human food chain because of the presence of disease, immaturity, physical damage, emaciation, edema, contamination by gut contents or unauthorized additives or being meat of another, unauthorized species, or meat that has not undergone approved inspection by health authorities.

For a list of words related to unfit, see:

• Unappealing, Shabby, Messy, Poor, or Clumsy

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uegnet, uarbejdsdygtig, ude af form
v. tr. - gøre uarbejdsdygtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
in slechte conditie, ongeschikt, ongeschikt maken

Français (French)
adj. - malade, pas en forme, impraticable, impropre, inadéquat, inapte, incapable, (Jur) inapte à
v. tr. - rendre inapte

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungeeignet, untauglich, nicht fit
v. - untauglich machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ακατάλληλος, ανήμπορος, ανίκανος, αδιάθετος
v. - καθιστώ ακατάλληλο

Italiano (Italian)
inadatto, inetto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - incapaz
v. - incapacitar

Русский (Russian)
неподходящий, нездоровый, недееспособный, неспособный, приводить в негодность

Español (Spanish)
adj. - incapaz, no apto, inadecuado, impropio
v. tr. - impropio, inhabilitar, incapacitar, descalificar

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - olämplig, oduglig, oförmögen
v. - göra olämplig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不适当的, 不健全的, 不胜任的, 使不相宜, 使不合格

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不適當的, 不健全的, 不勝任的
v. tr. - 使不相宜, 使不合格

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 어울리지 않는, 부적당한
v. tr. - 부적당하게 하다, 부적격으로 만들다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不適当な, 無資格の, 能力のない, 不向きの
v. - 不適当にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير كفؤ ل, غير ملائم, لا يصلح للاستعمال, لا تسمح حالته الصحيه ب (فعل) لا يناسب, لا يليق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מתאים, לא כשיר, פסול‬
v. tr. - ‮שלל כושרו, הפך לבלתי מתאים‬

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