UNFITLY

Etymology

Adverb

unfitly (comparative more unfitly, superlative most unfitly)

In an unfit manner; unsuitably, inappropriately, not fitly.

Source: Wiktionary


UNFIT

Un*fit", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fit.]

Definition: To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; as, sickness unfits a man for labor; sin unfits us for the society of holy beings.

Un*fit", a. Etym: [Pref. un- + fit.]

Definition: Not fit; unsuitable.

– Un*fit"ly, adv.

– Un*fit"ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

15 June 2025

SCHNORR

(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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