ill-adapted
Example Sentences
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The extreme heat has been linked to tens of thousands of excess deaths across Europe, upended daily life for millions in ill-adapted regions and disrupted the economy through drought and low river levels.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Human eyes, honed by evolution to survive in the wild, are ill-adapted to city living, contributing to increased cases of myopia, among other factors.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
The relentless spread of invasive grasses across the desert is making it more flammable, increasing the number and size of wildfires in ecosystems that rarely burned and are ill-adapted to survive flames.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2020
Like many island endemics, Hawaii’s bird species grew up without mammalian predators, so they’re ill-adapted to the teeth and claws that arrived with human society.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 21, 2020
The approach to the vicarage was singularly ill-adapted to any but pedestrians.
From Heriot's Choice A Tale by Rosa Nouchette Carey
