unsuited

/ ʌnˈsuːtɪd; ʌnˈsjuː- /

adjective

1. not appropriate for a particular purpose

   temperamentally unsuited to his role

2. (of two people) not likely to have a successful relationship

Example Sentences

“When I didn't have prostheses, I had to move around in a wheelchair. I discovered how inaccessible and unsuited Kyiv was for wheelchair users, even though it’s the capital city,” he says.

From BBC

Noa, who is unaware of his birth father and takes after his adoptive father, is shy and studious, Mozasu brash and unsuited to study.

From Los Angeles Times

De Reyes, who is now based in Edinburgh, describes Borja's personality as "gentle and caring" - a temprement possibly unsuited to the bullfighting world.

From BBC

It seems that the car is optimised to work best at a low front ride-height, and in combination with a stiff suspension, it is a characteristic that makes it particularly unsuited to street circuits.

From BBC

"The original Murray's Law was formulated by minimising the energy consumption to maintain the laminar flow in blood vessels, but it was unsuited for synthetic materials," says Binghan Zhou.

From Science Daily

Related Words

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