ill-equipped

[il-i-kwipt]

adjective

1. badly or inadequately equipped.

   an ill-equipped army.

2. ill-prepared.

   a student ill-equipped to begin calculus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ill-equipped¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Similarly, the U.S. electric grid is rapidly aging and ill-equipped to handle the massive increase in demand from AI and advanced manufacturing.

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But ill-equipped for the anxieties of owning a European sports team.

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But that will be of little comfort for two teams who, despite their status and history, look ill-equipped for this campaign.

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Unions are “ill-equipped to deal with this moment of crisis,” Logan said.

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They also said the areas of the south where displaced residents were expected to move were "overcrowded and ill-equipped to sustain human survival at scale".

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Related Words

• impotent 
• inadequate 
• incapable 
• ineligible 
• unable 
• unprepared 
• unqualified 
• useless