ineligible
AdjectiveUS/ˌɪˈnɛlɪdʒəbəl/5 syllables
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Adjective (2)
- not eligible“ineligible to vote”“ineligible for retirement benefits”Opposite eligibleSimilar disqualified, unentitled, undesirableSee also unqualified
- prohibited by official rules“an ineligible pass receiver”Opposite legalSimilar illegal
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In·el′i·gi·ble adjective
Origin: Pref. in- not + eligible: cf. F. inéligible.
Not eligible; not qualified to be chosen (for an office, post, position); not worthy to be chosen or preferred; not expedient or desirable. Edmund Burke
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54