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Unfit

To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; as, sickness unfits a man for labor; sin unfits us for the society of holy beings.

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Afflicted 84% connected

of Afflict

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Afflicted 84% connected

of Afflict

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Bandy 84% connected

A carriage or cart used in India, esp. one drawn by bullocks.

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Bandy 84% connected

A carriage or cart used in India, esp. one drawn by bullocks.

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Bandy-legged 84% connected

Having crooked legs.

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Bandy-legged 84% connected

Having crooked legs.

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Bowed 84% connected

of Bow

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Bowed 84% connected

of Bow

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Bowleg 84% connected

A crooked leg.

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Bowleg 84% connected

A crooked leg.

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Broken-backed 84% connected

Having a broken back; as, a broken-backed chair.

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Broken-backed 84% connected

Having a broken back; as, a broken-backed chair.

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Crippled 84% connected

of Cripple

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Crippled 84% connected

of Cripple

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Crookback 84% connected

A crooked back; one who has a crooked or deformed back; a hunchback.

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Crookback 84% connected

A crooked back; one who has a crooked or deformed back; a hunchback.

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Dipped 84% connected

of Dip

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Dipped 84% connected

of Dip

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Disabled 84% connected

of Disable

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Disabled 84% connected

of Disable

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Flabby 84% connected

Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid; as, flabby flesh.

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Flabby 84% connected

Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid; as, flabby flesh.

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Flaccid 84% connected

Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; soft and weak; limber; lax; drooping; flabby; as, a flaccid muscle; flaccid flesh.

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Flaccid 84% connected

Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; soft and weak; limber; lax; drooping; flabby; as, a flaccid muscle; flaccid flesh.

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Game 84% connected

Crooked; lame; as, a game leg.

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Game 84% connected

Crooked; lame; as, a game leg.

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Gibbous 84% connected

Swelling by a regular curve or surface; protuberant; convex; as, the moon is gibbous between the half-moon and the full moon.

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Gibbous 84% connected

Swelling by a regular curve or surface; protuberant; convex; as, the moon is gibbous between the half-moon and the full moon.

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Halt 84% connected

3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth.

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Halt 84% connected

3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth.

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Halting 84% connected

of Hail

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Halting 84% connected

of Hail

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Handicapped 84% connected

of Handicap

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Handicapped 84% connected

of Handicap

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Humpbacked 84% connected

Having a humped back.

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Humpbacked 84% connected

Having a humped back.

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Humped 84% connected

Having a hump, as the back.

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Humped 84% connected

Having a hump, as the back.

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Hunchbacked 84% connected

Having a humped back.

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Hunchbacked 84% connected

Having a humped back.

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Impaired 84% connected

of Impair

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Impaired 84% connected

of Impair

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Knock-kneed 84% connected

Having the legs bent inward so that the knees touch in walking.

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Knock-kneed 84% connected

Having the legs bent inward so that the knees touch in walking.

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Lame 84% connected

Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; as, a lame leg, arm, or muscle.

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Lame 84% connected

Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; as, a lame leg, arm, or muscle.

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Maimed 84% connected

of Maim

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Maimed 84% connected

of Maim

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Mutilated 84% connected

of Mutilate

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Mutilated 84% connected

of Mutilate

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Soft 84% connected

Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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Soft 84% connected

Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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Spavined 84% connected

Affected with spavin.

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Spavined 84% connected

Affected with spavin.

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Broader term 3

Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Derivationally related 2

Softness 74% connected

The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to hardness, and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.

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Softness 74% connected

The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to hardness, and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.

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See also 8

Ill 66% connected

Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable.

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Ill 66% connected

Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable.

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Improper 66% connected

Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper…

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Improper 66% connected

Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper…

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Sick 66% connected

Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. See the Synonym under Illness.

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Sick 66% connected

Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. See the Synonym under Illness.

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Unsound 66% connected

Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.

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Unsound 66% connected

Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.

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Synonym 4

Bad 92% connected

Bade.

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Disqualify 92% connected

To deprive of the qualities or properties necessary for any purpose; to render unfit; to incapacitate; -- with for or from before the purpose, state,…

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Indispose 92% connected

To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify.

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Unsound 92% connected

Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.

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Antonym 2

Fit 94% connected

imp. & p. p. of Fight.

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Fit 94% connected

imp. & p. p. of Fight.

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