Etymology

unfittingly

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Today it means: In a way that is not fitting; inappropriately; unsuitably. Full definition →

Middle English unfittyngly
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromunfittyngly
  2. English todayunfittingly

From Middle English unfittyngly, equivalent to unfitting + -ly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.