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adverbunsuitably (comparative more unsuitably, superlative most unsuitably)
comparative more unsuitably · superlative most unsuitably
- In an unsuitable manner.
Dearly as he loved to talk, he could not enjoy nor shine in a conversation when he thought himself unsuitably dressed.
1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Samuel Pepys”, in Familiar Studies of Men & Books
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unsuitably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsuitably
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“unsuitably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsuitably. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsuitably,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsuitably.
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