Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbefit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-be-fit
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Not to befit or suit; to be inappropriate for.

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To make unfit or unsuitable.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I cannot think upon thee with the esteem Thy talents should have won thee; and the page, Which for a fallen enemy could teem With scorn; or with the dead its warfare wage; Would shame the bard, not thee, and unbefit the age."
"No stain tarnishes the trappings to unbefit them for the adornment and control of the well groomed animal that restlessly confesses to his new experience."

Usage

Inflected Forms

unbefits (present, singular) unbefitting (participle, present) unbefitted (participle, past) unbefitted (past)

Rhymes With

sure as shit lit. sandy spit brit- omaha high-low split jackshit unwrit preadmit outspit unshit precommit regrit

Questions

What does unbefit mean?: Not to befit or suit; to be inappropriate for.

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