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ill-fitting

[il-fit-ing] / ˈɪlˈfɪt ɪŋ /




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They were an odd pair: The middle-aged man, wearing a wool overcoat and what looked like an ill-fitting gray toupee, barely spoke.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Through this, you can create your own career check list, and avoid wasting time on ill-fitting applications.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Fuentes is a dweeby kid in an ill-fitting suit, with none of the congenial charms of Joe Rogan or masculine swagger of Andrew Tate.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025

In others, he’s an imp hiding within an ill-fitting costume of normalcy.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

A gray-haired man in an ill-fitting suit was at the door.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed




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