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adjective
Date: 1556
1. not fit ; not having requisite qualifications
2. not modified or restricted by reservations ; complete <an unqualified denial> • unqualifiedly adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
unqualified
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unqualified — un·qual·i·fied /ˌən kwä lə ˌfīd/ adj: not qualified Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. unqualified I … Law dictionary
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unqualified — (adj.) 1550s, not having necessary qualifications, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of QUALIFY (Cf. qualify). Meaning not modified or limited is recorded from 1796 … Etymology dictionary
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unqualified — adj. 1) unqualified for 2) unqualified to + inf. (she is unqualified to work as a teacher) * * * [ʌn kwɒlɪfaɪd] unqualified for unqualified to + inf. (she is unqualified to work as a teacher) … Combinatory dictionary
unqualified — [[t]ʌ̱nkwɒ̱lɪfaɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ If you are unqualified, you do not have any qualifications, or you do not have the right qualifications for a particular job. She was unqualified for the job... Unqualified members of staff at the hospital were not… … English dictionary
unqualified — adjective 1 not having the right knowledge, experience, or education to do something: unqualified to do sth: I feel unqualified to advise you. 2 unqualified success/approval etc success etc that is complete and without any criticism: The play was … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unqualified — adj. 1 not competent (unqualified to give an answer). 2 not legally or officially qualified (an unqualified practitioner). 3 not modified or restricted; complete (unqualified assent; unqualified success) … Useful english dictionary
