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Definition of unsuitable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unsuitable

adjective
 
/ʌnˈsuːtəbl/
 
/ʌnˈsuːtəbl/
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  1. unsuitable (for somebody/something) not right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose or occasion
    • He was wearing shoes that were totally unsuitable for climbing.
    • They considered him quite unsuitable for their daughter.
    • These roads are unsuitable for use by heavy vehicles.
    • The huge proportions of the main rooms made the house unsuitable for conversion into flats.
    • measures to protect children from unsuitable material on the internet
    opposite suitable
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • prove
    • make something
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • for
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