Unqualified Meaning
/əˈnkwɑlɪˌfaɪd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot qualified: ineligible; unfit for a position or task.
adjNot elaborated upon; undescribed; unrestricted.
Sentence Examples
Beth is unqualified for such a responsible post.
My first task was to screen out unqualified applicants.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The job candidate was ____ for the position because she had no experience.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The manager decided that the applicant was ____ for the position because he did not have enough experience today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English qualified English unqualified From un- + qualified.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"An obvious characteristic of a kakistocrat is inserting unqualified loyalists into positions of power. Nepotism and kakistocracy go hand-in-hand."
— 2024 November 17, Howie Klein, “A Plurality Of American Voters Have Embraced Kakistocracy As Their Preferred Form Of Governance”, in DownWithTyranny, archived from the original on 18 Nov 2024:
"Obviously, we must reject the existence of an unqualified or unspecified right to know. If the right to know did not require disclosure of only specific (types of) data or information, a person could be said to have a right to know just anything whatsoever."
— 2008, Transparency, Information and Communication Technology: Social Responsibility and Accountability in Business and Education:
"[…] there is a multiplicity in the unqualified or unspecified concept of “soul,” such that it still retains its real meaning but by its very definition is predicated of different levels of things, at least in the classical conception of “soul.”"
— 2016 February 5, Caner K Dagli, Ibn al-'Arabī and Islamic Intellectual Culture: From Mysticism to Philosophy, Routledge, →ISBN:
"Gibson is an unqualified fool, and only fit to mix with beasts of the same calibre; […]"
— 1857, Irish Literary Gazette:
"The silicon rectifiers installed in the 42 English Electric-equipped units of the Shenfield augmentation stock have proved an unqualified success; [...]."
— 1962 July, “Failured of multiple-unit electric trains on British Railways”, in Modern Railways, page 53:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The job candidate was ____ for the position because she had no experience.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The manager decided that the applicant was ____ for the position because he did not have enough experience today.