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ill-fitting

[il-fit-ing] / ˈɪlˈfɪt ɪŋ /




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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 • Jan. 25, 2026

They were a comically ill-fitting duo, but they nonetheless became inseparable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

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

When she introduced him to her stewards, three men in ill-fitting khaki uniforms, she told them, with that wry smile of hers, “You will be seeing Mr. Richard often.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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