unsuitable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- unsuitability noun
- unsuitableness noun
- unsuitably adverb
Etymology
Origin of unsuitable
Example Sentences
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Hundreds of people turned up for the trial into the 2023 train collision that left 57 dead, leading to angry complaints from lawyers that the venue was "insultingly" unsuitable, and booing from family relatives.
From Barron's
We were only legally able to limit the list as a result of Ms. Roth’s office raising whether some locations might be unsuitable.
The United States told the WTO last December that it considers the principle "unsuitable for this era".
From Barron's
The more he fell in love, the more he realized exactly how unsuitable his family would find the teenage spirit rapper.
From Literature
Horta said she never was told of the attacks, which made Maximus unsuitable for public adoption, and he was placed on the city’s New Hope list, which is accessible to registered nonprofit rescues.
From Los Angeles Times
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