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unprepared

unp·re·pa·red

US/ˌʌnpriˈpɛrd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

without preparation; not prepared for

  • “unprepared remarks”
  • “the shock was unprepared”
  • “our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared” R.E.Danielson
2.

lacking with intellectual equipment

  • “unprepared to stand on his own feet”
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3.

not put in a state of preparedness

  • “the machinery was unprepared for the extra load”
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Origin

From un- + prepared.

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