Meanings
adverbunfittingly (comparative more unfittingly, superlative most unfittingly)
comparative more unfittingly · superlative most unfittingly
- In a way that is not fitting; inappropriately; unsuitably.
Origin
- Middle Englishunfittyngly
- Englishunfittingly
From Middle English unfittyngly, equivalent to unfitting + -ly.
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unfittingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfittingly
MLA
“unfittingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfittingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfittingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfittingly.
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