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   ineligible

   /ɪnˈɛlɪdʒɪb(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. legally or officially unable to be considered for a position or benefit: "they were ineligible for jury service" Similar unqualifiedruled outdisqualifiedlegally disqualifieddisentitledincompetentOpposite eligible
   • ▪ not suitable or desirable, especially as a marriage partner: "as a son-in-law he was quite ineligible" Similar unmarriageableunavailablenot available for marriagemarriedunsuitableunacceptableundesirableinappropriateunworthynot good enoughinformal:not up to scratchnot up to snuffOpposite eligiblesuitable

   Derivatives

   • 1. ineligibility noun
   • 2. ineligibly adverb

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