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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. not eligible;
- Example: "ineligible to vote"
- Example: "ineligible for retirement benefits"

2. prohibited by official rules;
- Example: "an ineligible pass receiver"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ineligible \In*el"i*gi*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + eligible: cf.
   F. in['e]ligible.]
   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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ineligible
    adj 1: not eligible; "ineligible to vote"; "ineligible for
           retirement benefits" [ant: eligible]
    2: prohibited by official rules; "an ineligible pass receiver"