Antonyms for unsuitably


Grammar : Adv
Spell : uhn-soo-tuh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈsu tə bəl


Definition of unsuitably

Origin :
  • 1590s, from un- (1) "not" + suitable. Related: Unsuitably; unsuitability.
  • As in unfortunately : adv inappropriately
  • As in wrongly : adv incorrectly
  • As in amiss : adv wrongly; defectively
Example sentences :
  • If two people are unsuitably mated, the engagement should be broken off.
  • Extract from : « The Prodigal Father » by J. Storer Clouston
  • I am under the impression that more than one of her residences has been found to be suitably or unsuitably haunted.
  • Extract from : « When Winter Comes to Main Street » by Grant Martin Overton
  • She held out an unsuitably clad foot for Peggy to admire, but Peggy was thinking of other matters than French heeled slippers.
  • Extract from : « Peggy Raymond's Vacation » by Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
  • She is a healthy, full-blown young woman, smartly—and unsuitably—attired in the very latest fashion of Kensington High Street.
  • Extract from : « The Lady of the Basement Flat » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
  • The others noticed too that she was unsuitably dressed and that her earrings and diamonds were out of place.
  • Extract from : « The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories » by Anton Tchekoff
  • He was tall and lanky, absurdly and unsuitably dressed, to the English onlooker, in a white alpaca suit and a shabby Panama hat.
  • Extract from : « The Chink in the Armour » by Marie Belloc Lowndes
  • The Frenchman's cook was unsuitably dressed, for she had on but a thin chiffon blouse.
  • Extract from : « The Luck of Thirteen » by Jan Gordon
  • Her hands were as the hands of a scullery-maid taken out, most unsuitably, to dinner.
  • Extract from : « Married Life » by May Edginton

Synonyms for unsuitably

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