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   unfit

   /ʌnˈfɪt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a thing) not of the necessary quality or standard to meet a particular purpose: "the land is unfit for food crops" Similar unsuitable forunsuited toinappropriate toill-suited toill-adapted tounequipped forinadequate forunprepared forunfitted fornot designed forineligible forunworthy ofincapable ofincompetent atunable to do somethingnot up tonot equal tonot good enough forunqualified foruntrained forimproperunbecominginformal:not cut out fornot up to scratchOpposite fitsuitablecapable
   • ▪ (of a person) not having the requisite qualities or skills to undertake something competently: "she is unfit to have care and control of her children" Similar unsuitable forunsuited toinappropriate toill-suited toill-adapted tounequipped forinadequate forunprepared forunfitted fornot designed forineligible forunworthy ofincapable ofincompetent atunable to do somethingnot up tonot equal tonot good enough forunqualified foruntrained forimproperunbecominginformal:not cut out fornot up to scratchOpposite fitsuitablecapable
   • 2. (of a person) not in good physical condition, typically as a result of failure to take regular exercise: "the increase in the number of unfit and overweight children is alarming" Similar unhealthyout of conditionout of shapein poor conditionin poor shapeflabbydebilitatedweakinfirmdecrepitOpposite fit

   verb

   • 1. make (something or someone) unsuitable; disqualify: archaic "they say that we are trying to give poor children tastes which will only unfit them for a life of hardship and toil"

   Derivatives

   • 1. unfitly adverb
   • 2. unfitness noun

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   What does 'unfit for purpose' mean?

   • The prison service was declared ‘unfit for purpose’. unfit to eat, drink, live in, etc. This water is unfit to drink. unfit to do something They described him as unfit to govern. (specialist) Many of the houses were condemned as unfit. (specialist) The court claims she is an unfit mother. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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   What does unfit mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! UNFIT definition: 1. not suitable or good enough for a particular purpose or activity: 2. not healthy because you do…. Learn more.

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   What are the unfit for purpose powers?

   • They have been criticised as unfit for purpose. The most obvious of these powers is that of the demolition and clearance of housing that is deemed unfit for human habitation. For how long do we keep dismissing the whole body as unfit for purpose?

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   What does unqualified mean in biology?

   • unqualified or incompetent. not physically fit or in due condition. Biology. pertaining to an organism or population that is not adapted to prevailing conditions or is not producing offspring in sufficient numbers to maintain its contribution to the gene pool of the next generation. to render unfit or unsuitable; disqualify.

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   Does a conviction unfit a police officer?

   • We give them an education that unfits them for the country. Essentially it is whether a conviction unfits a police officer for continued service in the police force in general or in his particular rank. Such an attitude leaves him completely unfitted to govern.

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   Are fitter genomes better than unfit?

   • As a matter of fact, his whole experience has been gained in a sphere which unfits him for the discharge of duties which are of a purely civil character. Thus, fitter genomes are given a greater chance of transferring their genes to the next generation, while unfit genomes are gradually removed.

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   • Unfit: Japanese Translation

     unfit translate: 適さない, 不健康な. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Unfit: Arabic Translation

     unfit translate: غَيْر صالِح, غَيْر لائق بَدَنِيًّا. Learn...

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   • Unfit Spanish Translation

     UNFIT translate: no apto, en baja forma, no apto,...

   • Unfit: French Translation

     UNFIT translate: inapte (à), pas en forme. Learn more in the...

   • Unfit: Italian Translation

     unfit translate: inadatto, non idoneo, non in forma, in...

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   If you say that someone or something is unfit for a particular purpose or job, you are criticizing them because they are not good enough for that purpose or job.

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   not of an acceptable standard; not suitable. unfit (for something) The housing was unfit for human habitation. The food on offer was unfit for human consumption. The prison service was declared ‘unfit for purpose’. unfit to eat, drink, live in, etc. This water is unfit to drink.

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