unsuitable

[US]/ʌnˈsuːtəbl/
[UK]/ʌnˈsuːtəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. inappropriate; not suitable; not fitting.

Example Sentences

The dress is unsuitable for summer.

the display is unsuitable for young children.

it is quite unsuitable for family viewing.

a film unsuitable for children's consumption

he was an unsuitable match for any of their girls.

An abrasive material is unsuitable for cleaning baths.

it was represented to him that she would be an unsuitable wife.

Unsuitable candidates were screened out.

He’s got all the right qualifications but is temperamentally unsuitable.

add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb.

Aim To find out whether electroretinography (ERG) can be conducted for patients in whom pupil dilation is unsuitable or inapplicable.

Statistical analysis indicates that the electric vibrating screen is unsuitable for granulometry of glass raw materials .

Methods Cyclocryotherapy was performed on the patients with late-stage glaucoma,whose intraocular pressure (IOP) could not be controlled by medicine and was unsuitable for filtering operation.

Real-world Examples

It was the island of Tintagel, a harsh rocky headland entirely unsuitable for building on.

Source: A Concise History of Britain (Bilingual Selection)

Nursing was considered unsuitable for middle-class girls.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

The time is unripe, the climate is unsuitable.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 3

Over the top describes something which is too extreme, unsuitable or unacceptable.

Source: 6 Minute English

This makes them unsuitable for sale as fresh fruit or for juice.

Source: VOA Special December 2017 Collection

Obviously, I don't study languages every single day because that would be completely unsuitable in my situation.

Source: Quick Guide to Learning English

But if you work for a design company, say, a suit would look out of place-that means unsuitable.

Source: 6 Minute English

Really? Any chance you find them cold, cruel and unsuitable for innocent little boys who just want to be happy?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 9

Some lands are unsuitable for growing crops.

Source: RL real exam question bank audio

Step Two, put Slender Man in an unsuitable situation.

Source: The daily life of a chatty orange.

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