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unqualified (adj.)

1550s, "not having necessary qualifications, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of qualify (v.). Meaning "not modified or limited" is recorded from 1796. As a verb, unqualify "disqualify" is from 1650s.

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Definitions of unqualified from WordNet

unqualified (adj.)
not limited or restricted;
an unqualified denial
unqualified (adj.)
not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training;
unqualified (adj.)
having no right or entitlement;
Synonyms: unentitled
unqualified (adj.)
legally not qualified or sufficient;
a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband
Synonyms: incompetent
From wordnet.princeton.edu