ill-suited

Adjective

Meaning

unsuitable, unfit or inappropriate for some purpose

not suiting each other; poorly matched
an ill-suited married couple

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Examples

Antitrust law, to the contrary, finds itself to be a blunt tool ill-suited to solving this type of commercial dispute. Source: Internet

Although he continued to consider Harding ill-suited to be President, the two men nevertheless became friends. Source: Internet

Because the Greyhound's lean physique makes it ill-suited to sleeping on hard surfaces, owners of both racing and companion Greyhounds generally provide soft bedding; without bedding, Greyhounds are prone to develop painful skin sores. Source: Internet

Feiss, p. 145 Richard's life was then burdened by the frustrations of working under a man who was ill-suited for his responsibilities. Source: Internet

He was ill-suited, however, to the college atmosphere and later rued his 14 months there as the "most idle and unprofitable" of his life. Source: Internet

Often the building's design, as traditionally little more than a long row of individual bedrooms with outside corridors and no kitchen or dining hall, left it ill-suited to any other purpose. Source: Internet

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