unfit
/ʌnˈfɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not fit; not having the correct requirements.
adj
Unsuitable for a particular purpose.
verb
To make unfit; to render unsuitable, spoil, disqualify.
Example Sentences
- "Jack cannot run, making him unfit for the track team."
- "The latter engine was found unfit to take its return working at 5.35 p.m. from Luton, and No. 45616, Malta G.C., was provided by Kentish Town as substitute."
- "On September 7, 1993, Sharon Bottoms lost custody of her two-year-old son to her own mother. A Virginia judge found that her sexual relationship with her lover was immoral and rendered her an unfit parent."
- "Wading through history, he noted that some eugenicists believed that the “distinction between the fit and the unfit could be drawn along racial lines,” and others would define a person as “feeble-minded.”"
- "I've become so unfit after stopping cycling to town."
- "Sadly, the station that proves to be the busiest - Blackpool Pleasure Beach - is unfit for purpose. It possesses a tiny canopy back from the platform that offers little in the way of shelter or amenities, other than a couple of benches."
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- Middle English fit? English fit English unfit From un- + fit.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ʌnˈfɪt/
- British English: /ʌnˈfɪt/
Inflected Forms
unfitter (comparative)
more unfit (comparative)
unfittest (superlative)
most unfit (superlative)
unfits (present, singular)
unfitting (participle, present)
unfitted (participle, past)
unfitted (past)