unprepared
Britishadjective
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having made inadequate preparations
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not made ready or prepared
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done without preparation; extemporaneous
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Reynolds admits to feeling emotionally unprepared even at the best of times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
They were unprepared for the destruction yet to come.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
But all too often, VIX rises in August and catches traders unprepared.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
"It reiterates the fact we're entirely unprepared for this climate situation."
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Organizationally unable and psychologically unprepared to challenge the rule of the Big Men, as the business leaders were known, the mill hands simply endured their lot.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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