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unfittingly

unfittingly

6.9
In a way that is not right for the situation
  • adverb
  • /ʌnˈfɪtɪŋli/
translation icon : inapropiadamente
  • They arrived unfittingly late to the meeting, disrupting the entire schedule.

Examples

  • She spoke unfittingly during the formal ceremony, causing an awkward silence.

  • The casual attire he wore was unfittingly inappropriate for the upscale event.

  • Unfittingly.

    Cleopatra (1963)

  • Enforced, unfittingly assumed.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • His nights, unfittingly set up by the slow crawl of uneventful evenings, grew in length and had begun to wrestle with a troubled mind.

    Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

improperly
vsunfittingly
49 3.4

In a way that is wrong or not suitable for the situation

focuses on being unsuitable for the situation rather than being incorrect
inappropriately
vsunfittingly
45 4.5

In a way that is not right for the situation

is the same in meaning but uses different wording
unbecomingly
vsunfittingly
  • Formal
1 8.1

In a way that is not proper or suitable for the situation

covers unsuitability for the situation without implying bad manners
unfitly
vsunfittingly
8.5

In a way that is not suitable for the situation

focuses on being unsuitable specifically for the situation rather than generally
unsuitably
vsunfittingly
4.0

In a way that is not right for the situation or person

is about unsuitability for the situation rather than for a specific person

Antonyms

appropriately
120 3.5

In a suitable way for the situation

fittingly
9 3.9

In a way that is right for the situation

How Appropriate

appropriately
120 3.5
unfittingly
6.9

Surface Forms

unfittingly positive

Morphology

unfittingly = unfitting (transparent) = un + fit + ing + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'unfitting'; the derivation is regular and the meaning is predictable.

Etymology

Unfittingly breaks into three simple parts: un- meaning 'not', fit meaning 'suitable', as when a shirt fits, and -ly which makes it an adverb. So unfittingly means 'in a way that is not suitable'.