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ineligible
CIDE DICTIONARY
ineligible, a. [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. Burke. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ineligible, adj.
1 not eligible.
2 undesirable.
1 not eligible.
2 undesirable.
Derivative
ineligibility n. ineligibly adv.
ROGET THESAURUS
ineligible
Inexpedience
N inexpedience, inexpediency, undesirableness, undesirability, discommodity, impropriety, unfitness, inutility, disadvantage, inexpedient, undesirable, unadvisable, inadvisable, objectionable, inapt, ineligible, inadmissible, inconvenient, incommodious, discommodious, disadvantageous, inappropriate, unfit, ill-contrived, ill-advised, unsatisfactory, unprofitable, unsubservient, inopportune, out of place, in the wrong place, improper, unseemly, clumsy, awkward, cumbrous, cumbersome, lumbering, unwieldy, hulky, unmanageable, impedient, unnecessary, it will never do.For further exploring for "ineligible" in Webster Dictionary Online