unfitun‧fit /ʌnˈfɪt/ adjective 
She never gets any exercise – she must be really unfit.2not good enough to do something or to be used for a particular purposeunfit for Jenkins is unfit for public office. The meat was declared unfit for human consumption (=not suitable to eat). The house was unfit for human habitation (=not good enough to live in).unfit to do something Hubbard was declared mentally unfit to stand trial.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- an unfit mother
- I realised how unfit I was when I tried to run up the stairs.
- The survey shows that the typical 16-year-old is unfit, lazy, and probably plays no sports at all.
- Finally, there is a group of patients who are considered mentally unfit to make decisions concerning themselves.
- For the unfit individual, three times per week should be the maximum number of exercise sessions.
- He described her as unfit to be called a Catholic and certainly unfit for motherhood.
- Other charges include driving while disqualified, driving while unfit due to drink, without insurance and without a licence.
- Please say briefly why you are unfit to work.
- Sometimes the Senate would decree that the son of a deceased emperor was unfit to succeed his father.
- The aim was to remove persons who were unfit to be ministers of religion either because of incompetence or scandalous behaviour.
- The doctor had told her that she was unfit to travel, but she came home anyway.
THESAURUS
not having the right qualities for a particular person, purpose, or situation: · These toys are not suitable for children under 3.· The job was considered unsuitable for women.· Some dogs end up in totally unsuitable homes.
not suitable for a particular situation or purpose – used especially about someone’s behaviour or language: · Slang is not appropriate in an academic essay.· Never reward inappropriate behaviour.· It would not be appropriate for us to comment at this stage.
not the right thing or person for a particular job or purpose: · You’re using the wrong spoon – this is the soup spoon.· She was simply the wrong person for the job.
[not before noun] not looking or seeming suitable for that place or situation: · The horse drawn carriage looks a little out of place among the busy traffic.· At first I felt a bit out of place.
two ideas or things that are incompatible cannot exist or be done together. Two people who are incompatible are unlikely to have a successful relationship, because they have very different characters, beliefs etc: · He considered the role of wife and mother to be incompatible with a career.· Why do totally incompatible people get married?
formal seeming strange and unsuitable, often in a humorous way, because of being unexpected in a particular situation or very different from its surroundings: · It seemed incongruous having a dance-band at the funeral.· He was dressed in a three-piece suit with an incongruous tie shaped like a fish.
an inconvenient place or time is not suitable and causes problems for you: · He always seems to call at inconvenient times.· The new station is inconvenient to pedestrians, because it is a long walk from the centre of town.
not suitable to be used for something, or not suitable to do something: · The boat is not only unfit to live in but is actually unsafe.· The meat was declared unfit for human consumption (=not suitable to eat).· He claims she is an unfit mother.· A jury decided Pryse-Jones was unfit to stand trial at court because of his mental illness.· The house was unfit for human habitation (=not suitable to live in).
Longman Language Activatorwhen something cannot be eaten food, plants, and animals that are inedible cannot be eaten, especially because they have a bad taste: · Onondaga Lake is now so polluted that the fish are inedible.· Mark hadn't realized that the leaves of the rhubarb plant were inedible.
not suitable for people to eat -- used especially in official contexts: · Most of this meat is so old it is unfit for human consumption.· Warning: Animal Feed only -- Unfit for human consumption.
not fit British not fit and not able to do hard physical activities easily, especially because you do not take enough exercise: · I realised how unfit I was when I tried to run up the stairs.· The survey shows that the typical 16-year-old is unfit, lazy, and probably plays no sports at all.
to be unfit at the present time, especially when you have been fit in the past: · He knew that he was out of condition and it would be risky to attempt the climb.· I've been really out of shape since I stopped running every day.
suitable/not suitable for people to live in a building or area of land that is habitable is suitable for people to live in, for example because it is clean enough, warm enough, safe enough etc: · There are already plans to renovate the buildings and make them habitable.· Japan is mostly mountainous and has a only a relatively narrow strip of habitable land along the coasts.
if a building is fit to live in , it is in a suitable condition for people to live in it: · As soon as the farm was fit to live in, we moved all our things there.not be fit to live in (=not in a suitable condition for people to live in): · The first apartment we looked at just wasn't fit to live in.
not suitable for living in or on: · A nuclear accident would make the whole region uninhabitable.· Twenty of the houses damaged by the storm were declared uninhabitable.
not suitable for people to live in, especially because of being dirty, cold, or wet - used especially in official contexts: · The court was told that Blake had charged hundreds of dollars in rent for rooms that were unfit for human habitation.· In the 1960s, the flats were declared unfit for human habitation and demolished.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The meat was declared unfit for human consumption (=not suitable to eat). The house was unfit for human habitation (=not good enough to live in). Hubbard was declared mentally unfit to stand trial.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
The meat was declared unfit for human consumption (=not suitable to eat). The house was unfit for human habitation (=not good enough to live in). Hubbard was declared mentally unfit to stand trial.· Her 80-year-old husband, Harry, had been declared mentally unfit to stand trial.· Finally, there is a group of patients who are considered mentally unfit to make decisions concerning themselves.· What if the patient is mentally unfit or is a terminally ill minor?
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- In the 1960s, the flats were declared unfit for human habitation and demolished.
- Many of the housing projects are unfit for human habitation.
- The court was told that Blake had charged hundreds of dollars in rent for rooms that were unfit for human habitation.
- That single room was unfit for human habitation.
- The slums built during the Industrial Revolution soon became unfit for human habitation.
- They pronounced the attic unfit for human habitation and Jean-Claude inadequate to support me.
WORD FAMILYnounfitfittingfitnessfittermisfitadjectivefittedfittingfit ≠ unfitverbfitadverbfittingly
1not in a good physical condition SYN out of shape: She never gets any exercise – she must be really unfit.2not good enough to do something or to be used for a particular purposeunfit for Jenkins is unfit for public office. The meat was declared unfit for human consumption (=not suitable to eat). The house was unfit for human habitation (=not good enough to live in).unfit to do something Hubbard was declared mentally unfit to stand trial.