unfit

unfit
adj
1. unsuitable, unsuited, ill-suited, inappropriate, undue, unfitting, unbefitting, unmeet, unseemly; malapropos, inapt, unapt, inapplicable, inapposite, irrelevant, ungermane, nongermane, unperti-nent, off the mark, beside the point or question; improper, impertinent, out of place, uncalled-for, objectionable; unseasonable, untimely, ill-timed, inopportune, improvident, inexpedient; imprudent, unwise, ill-advised, inadvisable, injudicious, foolish.
2. unqualified, ineligible, unprepared, unready, unequipped, ill-equiped, not cut out for; deficient, lacking, inadequate, insufficient; unskilled, untrained, undisciplined, undeveloped, raw, crude; incompetent, inept, incapable, unable, Sl. half-assed; inefficient, ineffectual, ineffective, useless, no good.
3. in poor condition or shape, out of shape, flabby; debilitated, incapacitated, infirm, decrepit, Inf. dotty; enervated, enervate, weak, Pathol. asthenic; exhausted, spent, tired, not up to; frail, delicate, puny, weakly, sickly, anemic, unhealthy, ailing, Scot. shilpit.
v
4. disqualify, make ineligible, put [s.o.] out of the running, eliminate; disable, incapacitate, debilitate, impair, hamstring, cripple, lame, maim, injure, harm, hurt; enfeeble, weaken, enervate, sap, deplete, wear down or out, exhaust, fatigue, tire, tire out, Sl. poop or poop out.

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