ill-fitting

1. 1.

   not the right size or shape

   Similaruncomfortable

Questions about ill-fitting

What does ill-fitting mean?

ill-fitting means "not the right size or shape".

How many syllables are in ill-fitting?

ill-fitting has 3 syllables and divides as ill--fit-ting under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is ill-fitting a common word?

ill-fitting is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.