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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNQUAL'IFIED, a.
1. Not qualified; not fit; not having the requisite talents, abilities or accomplishments.
2. Not having taken the requisite oath or oaths.
3. Not modified or restricted by conditions or exceptions; as unqualified praise.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial" [ant: qualified]
2: not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training [ant: qualified]
3: legally not qualified or sufficient; "a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband"; "incompetent witnesses" [syn: incompetent, unqualified] [ant: competent]
4: having no right or entitlement; "a distinction to which he was unentitled" [syn: unentitled, unqualified]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1556 1. not fit ; not having requisite qualifications 2. not modified or restricted by reservations ; complete <an unqualified denial> • unqualifiedly adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

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).

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. 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 sufficiently supervised. ? qualified ADJ 2. Unqualified means total or unlimited. The event was an unqualified success... Egypt has given almost unqualified backing to Washington. ADJ: usu ADJ n [emphasis]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Incompetent, unfit, unadapted. 2. Absolute, unconditional, unmeasured, unrestricted, thorough, plump, full, direct, downright, decided. 3. Exaggerated, sweeping.

Moby Thesaurus

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