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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ill-suited
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A gait ill-suited to some one of his size and girth.
▪ Also, the marshy ground near rivers, where most towns are sited, is ill-suited for tunnel construction.
▪ And the bird's standard evasive tactic is ill-suited to the airport.
▪ But some applications require data tracking in environments ill-suited for on-line solutions.
▪ It seemed a touch ill-suited to the Town Hall on Tuesday night but at least the music shone through.
▪ Nevertheless, ill-suited land-use and poor management can lead to environmental degradation with implications for present and future national economies.
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ill-suited

a. unsuitable, unfit or inappropriate for some purpose

Usage examples of "ill-suited".

His vocal cords were ill-suited for expressing emotion in Interword, but those two words carried a hint of apology.

Pulling on a pair of braies and a long-sleeved shert, he commented ominously, "Now we will discuss your treachery, and what to do about this ill-suited marriage we find ourselves in.

Like sham­bling city vagrants in clothes ill-suited to the sweltering air, they trudged a path through the skyline of New Crobuzon, back to their collapsing hideout by the railway line.

We are the Farlain and, though we may be ill-suited to it, we carry the torch of Light in this war.

The troops wore human-style military regalia ill-suited to the gawkish Brigian anatomy.

For all his incredible-even messianic-force of character, Michael of Macedonia was as ill-suited a man as Belisarius had ever met for the executive task of leading a coherent and disciplined religious movement.

For all his incredible -- even messianic -- force of character, Michael of Macedonia was as ill-suited a man as Belisarius had ever met for the executive task of leading a coherent and disciplined religious movement.