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[ in-el-i-juh-buhl ] / ɪnˈɛl ɪ dʒə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ineligible ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot eligible; not permitted or suitable: Employees are ineligible in this contest. legally disqualified to hold an office. legally disqualified to function as a juror, voter, witness, etc., or to become the recipient of a privilege. nouna person who is ineligible, as a suitor or team member. Origin of ineligibleFirst recorded in 1760–70; in-3 + eligible SYNONYMS FOR ineligible1 disqualified, unsuitable. SEE SYNONYMS FOR ineligible ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM ineligiblein·el·i·gi·bil·i·ty, in·el·i·gi·ble·ness, nounin·el·i·gi·bly, adverbWords nearby ineligibleinelastic scattering, inelastic supply, inelegance, inelegancy, inelegant, ineligible, ineloquent, ineluctable, ineludible, inenarrable, inept Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ineligibleWhen they do leave prison, these men are largely unemployable and ineligible to vote, and often end up back in the system. We Need More Ferguson-style Grand Juries|Kaimipono Wenger|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST A Republican activist filed a complaint that Perez was ineligible because he had only joined the Maryland bar in 2001. Frontrunner for Attorney General Was Thrown Off Ballot for A.G. of Maryland|Ben Jacobs|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Any person found to use multiple Twitter usernames or multiple Twitter updates to enter will be ineligible. Tomasky Twitter Book Giveaway Sweepstakes Official Rules||February 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Tab points out that Prince William is ineligible for a student loan, as he has already completed a degree at St Andrews. Is Prince William Too Thick for Cambridge University?|Tom Sykes|January 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Zelaya, known to Hondurans as "Mel," failed in his bid to return to power and was ineligible to run for president. Honduras Presidential Election Passes Over Chavez Loyalists|Mac Margolis|November 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST Even lawyers who served as abogados de los presos were declared, in 1538, to be ineligible for service as consultors. A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3|Henry Charles Lea You have none of the faults that render me ineligible for the married state. Fenton's Quest|M. E. Braddon All that was wanted was that, in future, judges should be ineligible for seats in the Assembly. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation|Charles Roger The governor is elected for four years, and is ineligible the next four. The Government Class Book|Andrew W. Young Inhabiting These States today, George would be ineligible for any office of honor or profit. Damn!|Henry Louis Mencken
British Dictionary definitions for ineligible
adjective(often foll by for or an infinitive) not fit or qualifiedineligible for a grant; ineligible to vote Derived forms of ineligibleineligibility or ineligibleness, nounineligibly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ineligibleunsuitable, unfit, unavailable, unqualified, inappropriate, incompetent, objectionable, unacceptable, undesirable, disqualified, ruled out, unequipped |