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The only description for Nolan in the script was that he's a very bad dresser. I put on a red windbreaker and every other ugly, ill-fitting thing I could dig out. He was potentially written as a clean-cut nerd, but I wanted a darker spin.
Gabriel Mann

Meaning of "ill-fitting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ILL-FITTING

ill-fitting  [ˌɪlˈfɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ILL-FITTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ill-Fitting is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ILL-FITTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ill-fitting in the English dictionary

The definition of ill-fitting in the dictionary is badly fitting.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ILL-FITTING


befitting
bɪˈfɪtɪŋ
buffeting
ˈbʌfɪtɪŋ
close-fitting
ˌkləʊsˈfɪtɪŋ
counterfeiting
ˈkaʊntəˌfɪtɪŋ
dating
ˈdeɪtɪŋ
exciting
ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ
fighting
ˈfaɪtɪŋ
fitting
ˈfɪtɪŋ
formfitting
ˈfɔːmˌfɪtɪŋ
lighting
ˈlaɪtɪŋ
loose-fitting
ˌluːsˈfɪtɪŋ
marketing
ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ
operating
ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ
outfitting
ˈaʊtˌfɪtɪŋ
pipefitting
ˈpaɪpˌfɪtɪŋ
refitting
ˌriːˈfɪtɪŋ
tight-fitting
ˌtaɪtˈfɪtɪŋ
unbefitting
ˌʌnbɪˈfɪtɪŋ
unfitting
ʌnˈfɪtɪŋ
unprofiting
ʌnˈprɒfɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ILL-FITTING

ill-considered
ill-defined
ill-disposed
ill-equipped
ill-fated
ill-favored
ill-favoredly
ill-favoured
ill-favouredly
ill-feeling
ill-formed
ill-founded
ill-gotten
ill-gotten gains
ill-humoured
ill-humouredly
ill-informed
ill-judged
ill-mannered
ill-manneredly

WORDS THAT END LIKE ILL-FITTING

accounting
admitting
batting
betting
chatting
committing
cutting
emitting
formatting
knitting
letting
permitting
plotting
putting
setting
sitting
spitting
splitting
spotting
submitting
transmitting

Synonyms and antonyms of ill-fitting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ill-fitting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ILL-FITTING

Find out the translation of ill-fitting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ill-fitting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ill-fitting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不合身
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mal ajustadas
570 millions of speakers

English

ill-fitting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बुरा फिटिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوء الملاءمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плохо сидящих
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mal ajustadas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসুস্থ চোস্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mal ajusté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak sesuai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schlecht sitz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

似合わない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잘 맞지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyenyet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không vừa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சரியாக பொருந்தாமல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अयोग्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uymayan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

malato-montaggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

źle dopasowane
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

погано сидять
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bolnav -montaj
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακή τοποθέτηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sleg pas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

illasittande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dårlig tilpasset
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ill-fitting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ILL-FITTING»

The term «ill-fitting» is regularly used and occupies the 93.816 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ILL-FITTING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ill-fitting

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3 QUOTES WITH «ILL-FITTING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ill-fitting.
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Kelly Cutrone
We see women who go out and want to look like Jennifer Aniston, and they're wearing an ill-fitting red dress and ugly gold shoes, and they've got flat hair and they can't walk.
2
Josh Hopkins
I probably have the worst wardrobe. It's the most ill-fitting with the worst patterns and colors and the most nipple rubbage. There's bad chafing, and it's always tight in all the wrong places. What's sad is that I'm kinda getting used to it.
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Gabriel Mann
The only description for Nolan in the script was that he's a very bad dresser. I put on a red windbreaker and every other ugly, ill-fitting thing I could dig out. He was potentially written as a clean-cut nerd, but I wanted a darker spin.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ILL-FITTING»

Discover the use of ill-fitting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ill-fitting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Environmental Ethics: The Big Questions
Who knows, perhaps other people “don't mind” or even come to “really like” the contextually ill-fitting building out of some kind of perverse pride in the fact that it has helped to “put the place on the map.” Whatever the reasons, suppose that ...
David R. Keller, 2010
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Management Principles for Health Professionals
The tendency to identify with the group and join with them in condemnation of the infamous “they”—as in, “It's not my fault; they made me do it”—is another sure sign of the ill-fitting management hat. • Disciplinary issues. Rarely is any manager  ...
Joan Gratto Liebler, Charles R. McConnell, 2011
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The Worth of a Child
... and impact in this sphere could threaten what we value about families. The language of rights with its close affinities for property and contract is an ill-fitting ethic for the family. What. Does. It. Mean. to. Have. an. "Ill-Fitting". Ethic? Talking of ...
Thomas H. Murray, 1996
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Fisher's Contact Dermatitis
Traumatic denture-sore mouth produces an erythematous, "cluster of grapes" appearance owing to a suction effect produced by the rocking back and forth of ill -fitting dentures. When a denture is constructed, a depression is created in this area ...
Robert L. Rietschel, Alexander A. Fisher, Joseph F. Fowler, 2008
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Textbook of Oral Pathology
It occurs typically around border or flanges of ill-fitting, complete or partial denture in either maxilla or mandible and is also referred to as denture-induced hyperplasia. Clinical Features The epulis fissuratum (EF) occurs as a raised, ...
‎2008
6
Burket's Oral Medicine
FIBROUS INFLAMMATORY HYPERPLASIAS The epulis fissuratum is a reactive inflammatory lesion associated with the periphery of ill-fitting dentures12 that histologically resembles the fibroma. The growth is often split by the edge of the ...
Lester William Burket, Martin S. Greenberg, Michael Glick, 2008
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Manual of Family Practice
the back of a chair (Saturday night palsy) or from an ill-fitting crutch. Patients have a wrist-drop and paralysis of the finger extensors; there may also be weakness of extension at the elbow as well as of supination of the forearm. Entrapment of ...
Robert B. Taylor, 2002
8
General and Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist
SUMMARY (continued) • Papillary hyperplasia is an inflammatory lesion caused by wearing an ill-fitting denture. It may be accompanied by an infection with Candida albicans. The lesion must be removed before a new denture can be made.
Leslie DeLong, Nancy W. Burkhart, 2007
9
Textbook of Surgery
TRAUMATIC ULCERATION The most frequent cause of a single ulcer in the oral cavity is due to trauma from an ill-fitting denture or sharp tooth. More commonly, it affects the lateral margin of the tongue where the ulcer which develops due to ...
Gupta, 2003
10
Review of complete dentures
Trauma from ill-fitting dentures. c. Parafunctional habit. d. Nocturnal denture wear . e. Hypersensitivity to some component of the denture material. Common Complaints and Findings a. Burning or itching sensation related to both the palatal and ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ILL-FITTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ill-fitting is used in the context of the following news items.
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See Tom Cruise Doing THAT Amazing Stunt | Digital Trends
Whereas most stunts in Hollywood productions are taken on by highly trained specialists (often in ill-fitting wigs), it's well known that actor Tom ... «Digital Trends, Jul 15»
2
Minor details: Who's deriding the Apple Watch | Macworld
The Macalope wouldn't have chosen ill-fitting suits and combovers or helmet hair but, then, he's not a designer. The horny one wondered how ... «Macworld, Jul 15»
3
Recovering from the Civil War: Dolen Perkins-Valdez's “Balm”
... the widows carefully appraising their prospects, this new, untested autonomy like an ill-fitting dress. Within the vast city, the manlessness of ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
4
Sonic looks angry to be in Unreal 4 - Destructoid
The baser instincts turn inward still: now it is Sonic's turn at an ill-fitting appearance among high fidelity grass blades and grazing herds. «Destructoid, Jul 15»
5
That uniform design - The Hindu
Noting how uninspired and ill-fitting uniforms usually are, the team at Tight Frames decided to specialise in making outfits that suited the identity ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
6
Hundreds of Johannesburg families evicted by 'Red Ants' - France 24
At half past nine, about 200 Red Ants arrived in beaten-up vehicles, many wearing ill-fitting uniforms. They were chanting, waving crow bars; ... «FRANCE 24, Jul 15»
7
Delta Goodrem's 15-year style evolution: the good, the bad, the mumsy
She's graduated from her wardrobe of old which, if she wasn't at a red carpet event, mainly involved oversized tops with ill-fitting jeans, peasant ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
8
Dave O'Neil: The factory tour of duty - Sydney Morning Herald
As a child I spent my school holidays in regional areas getting led through heavy industry sites in an ill-fitting hard hat. You see, my dad was a ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
9
AMAG Pharmaceuticals Given Average Recommendation of “Buy …
... injuries), including aphthous ulcers/canker sores and traumatic ulcers, such as those caused by oral surgery or ill-fitting dentures or braces. «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
10
A Series of Unfortunate Questions for Daniel Handler - Boing Boing
It makes sense to me that young Snicket would be trying on an ill-fitting tough-guy stance on his way to the softer, more flourishy persona in ... «Boing Boing, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ill-Fitting [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ill-fitting>. May 2024 ».
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