INELIGIBLE


Meaning of INELIGIBLE in English

I. (ˈ)in, ən+ adjective

Etymology: French inéligible, from in- in- (I) + éligible — more at eligible

1. : not eligible : not qualified to be chosen for an office : not worthy to be chosen or preferred

ineligible for marriage

ineligible for the football team

2. : not expedient or desirable

shawls will be brought by injudicious mothers at precisely the most ineligible moments — W.L.Alden

II. noun

: one that is ineligible

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