"ill-suited" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more ill-suited [comparative], most ill-suited [superlative]
Etymology: ill + suited Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ill|suited}} ill + suited Head templates: {{en-adj}} ill-suited (comparative more ill-suited, superlative most ill-suited)
  1. unsuitable, unfit or inappropriate for some purpose
    Sense id: en-ill-suited-en-adj-Erp9xJyf
  2. not suiting each other; poorly matched
    Sense id: en-ill-suited-en-adj-F4JgK2Vw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 32 68

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