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ill-suited

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
il-l--suit-ed
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unsuitable, unfit or inappropriate for some purpose.

adj

Not suiting each other; poorly matched.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ill + suited.

Inflected Forms

more ill-suited (comparative) most ill-suited (superlative)

Questions

What does ill-suited mean?
Unsuitable, unfit or inappropriate for some purpose.
Where does ill-suited come from?
From ill + suited.

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