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unfit

Unfit, v. t.

Etymology: [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.

1 other Webster entry under this spelling

Unfit, a.

Not fit; unsuitable. -- Un*fit"ly, adv. -- Un*fit"ness, n.

Shades of meaning

Fernald lists unfit only as an antonym, under adequate, becoming.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.

Synonyms

none given