unfitting

/ʌnfˈɪɾɪŋ/ adj

That is not fitting for its purpose; unsuitable; improper.

Word Origin Fit originally meant 'suitable, adapted' — something that matches well. Unfitting is the opposite: not suitable, not matching. The word fit has spawned many compounds: outfit (equipment that fits you out), misfit (something that doesn't fit), and refit (fit again). The -ing makes it an adjective describing a state of not fitting.

adj That is not fitting for its purpose; unsuitable; improper.

His casual attire was unfitting for such a formal occasion.

(形容词) 不合适的;不适宜的;不恰当的;不得体的;不合时宜的

他的休闲着装不适合如此正式的场合。

(adjetivo) Que no es apropiado para su propósito; inadecuado; impropio.

Su vestimenta informal era inapropiada para una ocasión tan formal.

(adjectif) inapproprié; inconvenable; inadapté; impropre; déplacé [Qui ne convient pas à sa destination ; inapproprié, inconvenable.]

Sa tenue décontractée était unfitting (inappropriée) pour une occasion aussi formelle.

(Adjektiv) Nicht passend oder angemessen für einen bestimmten Zweck, eine Situation oder einen Anlass; unangebracht.

Seine legere Kleidung war für einen so formellen Anlass **unfitting**.

(形容詞) 目的に合わない、不適切な

彼の私服は、そのような正式な場にそぐわなかった。

(adjetivo) inadequado; impróprio; inapropriado; inconveniente [Que não é adequado para sua finalidade; impróprio; inconveniente.]

Sua roupa casual era imprópria para uma ocasião tão formal.

Word parts: un + fit + ing

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