- (postpositive) often followed by for: unqualified, incapable, or incompetent: unfit for military service
- (postpositive) often followed by for: unsuitable or inappropriate: the ground was unfit for football
- in poor physical condition
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un•fit /ʌnˈfɪt/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- not adapted or suited;
unsuitable: [~ + for][be + ~]Her office is unfit for more than two occupants.[~ + to + verb]food that is unfit to eat. - not qualified;
incompetent:unfit parents. - not physically fit or well:feeling unfit with a cold.
un•fit
(un fit′),USA pronunciation adj.
v.t.
un•fit′ness, n.
- not fit;
not adapted or suited;
unsuitable:He was unfit for his office. - unqualified or incompetent.
- not physically fit or in due condition.
- Biologypertaining to an organism or population that is not adapted to prevailing conditions or is not producing offspring in sufficient numbers to maintain its contribution to the gene pool of the next generation.
v.t.
- to render unfit or unsuitable;
disqualify.
- un-1 + fit1 1535–45
- 1. inappropriate, unapt. 2. incapable.
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unfit /ʌnˈfɪt/ adj
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