unfitting

adjective

un·​fit·​ting ˌən-ˈfi-tiŋ How to pronounce unfitting (audio)
: not fitting : unsuitable

Examples of unfitting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Megan Rapinoe smiling through teary eyes, her emotions clashing as the end of her famed career ambles to an unfitting close. Candace Buckner, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023 If the Suns didn’t already make clear that the Mavericks are halfway to a humbling and unfitting end to their encouraging season, Phoenix fans underscored the fact Wednesday night as subtly as rolling out a guillotine. Dallas News, 5 May 2022 His usual formula—high energy, frolicsome, all fast cuts—seemed unfitting. Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2022 Such a tone may at first sound wildly unfitting for a novel set against the coronavirus pandemic. Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2021 But this week, Emy seems to be coming for her unfitting crown. Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2021 That career came to an unfitting end last week when Foley, on duty at the Santa Rita Jail, was struck by a sheriff’s department bus in the parking lot of the facility around 6 a.m. Wednesday. Katrina Cameron, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unfitting was in the 15th century

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“Unfitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfitting. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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