What does unfitly mean?
Unfitly means In an unfit manner; unsuitably, inappropriately, not fitly..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In an unfit manner; unsuitably, inappropriately, not fitly..
These two sorts of essences, I suppose, may not unfitly be termed, the one the REAL, the other NOMINAL ESSENCE. 16.
And in reference to this harmonious interplay of all the human faculties and sensibilities, I may not unfitly apply to Shakespeare's workmanship these choice lines from Wordsworth: "Brisk Youth appeared, the Morn of youth, With freaks of graceful folly,-- Life's temperate Noon, her sober Eve, Her Night not melancholy; Past, present, future, all appeared, In harmony united, Like guests that meet, and some from far, By cordial love invited."
He had said he would, but had dawdled skillfully and was still unfitly in bare feet and the shabby garments of a weekday.
Use unfitly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Unfitly means In an unfit manner; unsuitably, inappropriately, not fitly..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
These two sorts of essences, I suppose, may not unfitly be termed, the one the REAL, the other NOMINAL ESSENCE. 16.
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