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Vinony

unsuitable

adjective

  1. not appropriate, fitting
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈsuːtəbəl/ / /ʌnˈsjuːtəbəl/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English suitable English unsuitable From un- + suitable.

  1. Not suitable.

    “The great so-called seaport of T‘ien-ching (Tientsin), some 75 miles to the southeast, actually lies 40 miles from the sea on the Hai Ho, which is unsuitable for any but light navigation.”

    “It is intended to develop San Lourenzo^([sic]) into a deep-water port, as Guayaquil is highly unsuitable because of drifting silt banks and a thirty-mile river approach.”