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qualified

qualified

79 4.6
Not fully complete because of limits or conditions
  • adjective
  • /ˈkwɑːlɪfaɪd/
translation icon : condicionado
  • Since I don't have the required training, I feel I am not qualified to teach this subject properly.

So with that, you know, a, a, a big problem that leads into that is police unions and qualified immunity.

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Examples

  • Before making a final decision, we need to verify that the candidates are qualified for the roles they applied for.

  • The committee only considered qualified applicants for the position, ensuring the best candidates were selected.

  • I'm not qualified to fly this ship.

  • I'm not remotely qualified to get into this.

  • I'm not legally qualified as such.

  • DOCTOR: You are certainly not qualified to diagnose.

  • Keep your neurosis to yourself until you can share it with a qualified mental health professional.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Finally, less qualified teachers are more likely to be teaching in high-poverty schools.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The mandate for highly qualified teachers, however, has not led to a strengthening of the teaching profession.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The majority of teachers across the country are designated as highly qualified on the basis of state-reported data.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

limited
vsqualified
97 1.9

Having only a small, specific role in an activity

is restricted or conditional rather than complete or unconditional

Antonyms

388 4.1

Not limited or conditional, often about complete power

unqualified
  • Formal
7 4.4

Complete praise or support given without any doubt

How Complete

complete
497 1.0
qualified
79 4.6
incomplete
117 3.4

Surface Forms

qualified positive
qualifier comparative
qualifiest superlative

Morphology

qualified = qualify (semi-transparent) = qualify + ed

Built from 'qualify' + '-ed' in the sense 'to limit or modify'; the link is clear but depends on knowing the less frequent sense of the verb.

Etymology

Qualified shares the same root as quality and qual-, from an old word meaning 'of what kind'. It once meant to give something a certain quality or to add limits, so a 'qualified' statement or support is limited and comes with conditions.