Unbefit
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Unbefit is a verb meaning (transitive, archaic, rare) Not to befit or suit; to be inappropriate for.
Meaning
(transitive, archaic, rare) Not to befit or suit; to be inappropriate for.
More Meanings
- (transitive, archaic, rare) To make unfit or unsuitable.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Word Forms
- unbefits
- unbefitting
- unbefitted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unbeseem, unsuit, unfit, missuit, misseem, misfit.
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