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unfitly

adv

Etymology

From unfit + -ly.

  1. derived from figo
  2. inherited from fitt
  3. inherited from fit
  4. prefixed as unfit — “un- + fit”
  5. suffixed as unfitly — “unfit + ly”

Definitions

  1. In an unfit manner

    In an unfit manner; unsuitably, inappropriately, not fitly.

    • These two sorts of essences, I suppose, may not unfitly be termed, the one the REAL, the other NOMINAL ESSENCE. 16.
    • He had said he would, but had dawdled skillfully and was still unfitly in bare feet and the shabby garments of a weekday.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA