Ineligible
[ɪn'elɪdʒɪb(ə)l] or [ɪn'ɛlɪdʒəbl]
Definition
(adj.) not eligible; 'ineligible to vote'; 'ineligible for retirement benefits' .
(adj.) prohibited by official rules; 'an ineligible pass receiver' .
Typist: Rudy--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Not eligible; not qualified to be chosen for an office; not worthy to be chosen or prefered; not expedient or desirable.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. That cannot be elected (to office).[2]. Inexpedient, unadvisable, objectionable.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See ELIGIBLE]
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Definition
adj. not capable or worthy of being chosen: unsuitable.—n. Ineligibil′ity.—adv. Inel′igibly.
Typist: Murray
Examples
- I am glad to find, however, from what you say, that he is a respectable young man, and one whose acquaintance will not be ineligible. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- He would have let the house, but could find no tenant, in consequence of its ineligible and insalubrious site. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
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