ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Unfitting

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Unfitting is an adjective meaning Not fitting (e.g., of clothes).

Meaning

Not fitting (e.g., of clothes).

More Meanings

  1. That is not fitting for its purpose; unsuitable; improper.

Example Sentences

Long term, what do these unfitting remarks (filthy words, silly words, and coarse words) do to the spirit of a wife or husband? What do they do to you?
So the puzzle of the unfitting answer is solved immediately by the interviewee himself, and interactionally recognized as such by the laughing mode in which the participants deal with it.
I discarded my old, unfitting clothes off to the bottom of the staircase and tried on the new garments Sue had retrieved for me. When they hit the bottom, I heard a small rattle and ting noise.
Haley looked down at her unfitting clothes and answered. “I don't really have anything else. I was traveling a lot, so I didn't have much stuff to carry around.” Sam frowned and got up. “I can give you some of my clothes[…]”

Synonyms for unfitting

Depending on context, synonyms include incongruous, inappropriate, incompatible.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inappropriate, incongruous, incompatible, unbefitting, illfitting, unfitten.

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