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unfitting

adjective
un·​fit·​ting | \ ˌən-ˈfi-tiÅ‹ How to pronounce unfitting (audio) \

Definition of unfitting

: not fitting : unsuitable

Examples of unfitting in a Sentence

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 That career came to an unfitting end last week when Foley, on duty at the Santa Rita Jail, was struck by a sheriff’s department bus in the parking lot of the facility around 6 a.m. Wednesday. — Katrina Cameron, The Mercury News, "Alameda County Sheriff’s deputy had police work in his blood," 24 Feb. 2017

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First Known Use of unfitting

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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