unfitted
Example Sentences
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Unfitted by his retiring personality to capture votes by red-ink methods as he has captured readers, he started under an almost insuperable handicap.
From Time Magazine Archive
While the ostrich was talking, in tones hoarse and wheezy, His feet, from their pecking still sore, grew uneasy; Unfitted by nature to talk, they, by grace, In eloquent silence presented their case.
From The Story of an Ostrich An Allegory and Humorous Satire in Rhyme. by Isaacs, Judd
Unfitted to cope with the situation and surrounded by unfit counsellors, his little army of heroic men led by unfit commanders had suffered one reverse after another.
From Rolf in the Woods by Seton, Ernest Thompson
Of workers, some are strong to fly, While some are weak and small, Unfitted quite, for load or flight, Or outside work at all.
From Mother Truth's Melodies Common Sense For Children by Miller, Mrs. E. P.
Unfitted for housekeeping both by temperament and inclination, and having none of the responsibility of it, I could look on and laugh.
From Edgar Saltus: The Man by Saltus, Marie
