ill-fitting
Example Sentences
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“I’m simply saying, sir, that an ill-fitting suit—it does a man no favors.”
From Literature
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For an hour he'd been little more than a keen if ill-fitting presence in the Celtic attack.
From BBC
Even though it was homely and ill-fitting, my dress nearly filled the doorframe.
From Literature
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Even in the dim, purple-tinged light, Boaz could see the back cover photo of an aging man in an ill-fitting suit, who he presumed to be the author.
From Literature
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Through this, you can create your own career check list, and avoid wasting time on ill-fitting applications.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.