unsuitable
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un·suit·a·ble
(ŭn-so͞o′tə-bəl)adj.
Not appropriate: unsuitable attire.
un·suit′a·bil′i·ty n.
un·suit′a·bly adv.
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unsuitable
(ʌnˈsuːtəbəl; ʌnˈsjuːt-)adj
not appropriate, suitable, or fit
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() unfit - below the required standards for a purpose; "an unfit parent"; "unfit for human consumption" |
2. | unsuitable - not capable of being applied; "rules inapplicable to day students" irrelevant - having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "an irrelevant comment"; "irrelevant allegations" | |
3. | unsuitable - not conducive to good moral development; "the movie is unsuitable for children" bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" | |
4. | ![]() ineligible - not eligible; "ineligible to vote"; "ineligible for retirement benefits" |
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unsuitable
adjective inappropriate, unacceptable, unfit, unfitting, out of place, improper, incompatible, ineligible, incongruous, unseemly, out of character, unsuited, unbecoming, out of keeping, unseasonable, unbefitting, inapt, infelicitous, inapposite Amy's shoes were unsuitable for walking any distance.
fitting, appropriate, suitable, acceptable, proper, eligible, compatible, apt, apposite
fitting, appropriate, suitable, acceptable, proper, eligible, compatible, apt, apposite
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unsuitable
adjective1. Not suited to circumstances:
improper, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, inept, malapropos, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, unfit, unseemly.
Idiom: out of place.
2. Not suited to a given purpose:
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unsuitable
[ˈʌnˈsuːtəbl] ADJ [clothes, shoes] → inadecuado, inapropiado; [accommodation, job, site] → inadecuado; [candidate] → poco idóneo; [moment] → inoportuno, inconvenientethe building was unsuitable as an office → el edificio no reunía las condiciones necesarias para hacer de oficina
these shoes are unsuitable for walking → estos zapatos no son los adecuados or apropiados para caminar
the film is unsuitable for children → la película no es apta para menores
this book is unsuitable for children → este libro no es apropiado para niños or es impropio para niños
he is unsuitable for the post → no es la persona indicada para el puesto
she always went for unsuitable men → siempre escogía a hombres que no le convenían
he married a most unsuitable girl → se casó con una chica que no le convenía nada
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unsuitable
→ contraindicadoMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
unsuitable
adj inadecuadoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.