unsuitable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ʌnˈsjuːtəbəl/
- /ʌnˈsuːtəbəl/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor Proto-Italic *sekʷōr Vulgar Latin sequor, sequi Vulgar Latin *sequere Vulgar Latin *sequita Old French siute Anglo-Norman suitebor. Middle English sute English suit Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English suitable English unsuitable From un- + suitable.
Meanings
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Not suitable.
Numerous excursions into the field proved to the author that stone axes were unsuitable for gathering shaftings of the proper diameter for arrows. Chopping resulted in long tapering ends […]
1968, Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, volumes 38-40, page 232:The great so-called seaport of T‘ien-ching (Tientsin), some 75 miles to the southeast, actually lies 40 miles from the sea on the Hai Ho, which is unsuitable for any but light navigation.
1944, John A. Pope, “Geography”, in China (Smithsonian Institution War Background Studies), number 20, Washington: Smithsonian Institution, →OCLC, page 7:It is intended to develop San Lourenzo^([sic]) into a deep-water port, as Guayaquil is highly unsuitable because of drifting silt banks and a thirty-mile river approach.
1957 December 14, J. G. Alderson, “By Rail Through the Andes in Ecuador”, in Railway Magazine, page 837:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unsuitable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unsuitable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
suitable · appropriate · suitable
Deriveds
unsuitably · unsuitableness · unsuitability
Hyponyms
tactless · indelicate · untimely · impolite
Synonyms
out of order · inadequate · unsuitable · discommensurate · unfit · inappropriate · out of line · unseemly · improper · bad · out of place · inapt · incommensurate · inopportune · inept · unapt · unfit · inappropriate · malapropos · unhappy
Translations (46)
hi अनुचित (not suitable) · el ακατάλληλος (not suitable) · ja そぐわない (not suitable) · pl nieodpowiedni (not suitable) · ka არასათანადო (not suitable) · hu célszerűtlen (not suitable) · ro nepotrivit (not suitable) · pdt onpaussent (not suitable) · ka გამოუსადეგარი (not suitable) · gl inadecuado (not suitable) · bg неподходя́щ (not suitable) · ga mí-oiriúnach (not suitable) · mk несоодветен (not suitable) · ug ئەپسىز (not suitable) · sv olämplig (not suitable) · mr अयोग्य (not suitable) · de untauglich (not suitable) · cs nevhodný (not suitable) · ca inadequat (not suitable) · grc ἀνάρτιος (not suitable) · ug بىئەپ (not suitable) · hi अपात्र (not suitable) · ro neadecvat (not suitable) · mr गैरसोयीचा (not suitable) · ja 不相応な (not suitable) · fi sopimaton (not suitable) · hu alkalmatlan (not suitable) · hi अयोग्य (not suitable) · la alienus (not suitable) · ru неподходя́щий (not suitable) · ro nenimerit (not suitable) · ja 不適切な (not suitable) · mi hēhē (not suitable) · ro inconvenabil (not suitable) · ro neconvenabil (not suitable) · nl ongeschikt (not suitable) · gu અયોગ્ય (not suitable) · ja 不適当な (not suitable) · mi pakarā (not suitable) · pl niestosowny (not suitable) · nl ongepast (not suitable) · es inconvenible (not suitable) · pl niewłaściwy (not suitable) · it inadatto (not suitable) · ka შეუფერებელი (not suitable) · es desconvenible (not suitable)