unsuitably en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English unsuitable Middle English -ly English -ly English unsuitably From unsuitable + -ly.
Meanings
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In an unsuitable manner.
Dearly as he loved to talk, he could not enjoy nor shine in a conversation when he thought himself unsuitably dressed.
1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Samuel Pepys”, in Familiar Studies of Men & Books:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unsuitably | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unsuitably | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |