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English Dictionary: unfit by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unfit
adj
  1. below the required standards for a purpose; "an unfit parent"; "unfit for human consumption"
    Antonym(s): fit
  2. not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"
    Antonym(s): fit
  3. physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth"
    Synonym(s): bad, unfit, unsound
v
  1. make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you"
    Synonym(s): disqualify, unfit, indispose
    Antonym(s): dispose, qualify
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Unfit \Un*fit"\, a. [Pref. un- + fit.]
      Not fit; unsuitable. -- {Un*fit"ly}, adv. -- {Un*fit"ness},
      n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Unfit \Un*fit"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + fit.]
      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.
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