undertrained
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a word derived from
train.
trainnouna self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Example Sentences
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One elementary school principal spoke of a string of central-office mandates that stripped principals of meaningful autonomy and also a system that left principals undertrained for essential tasks such as evaluating teachers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
Kirby said Russia's mobilized forces were undertrained, underequipped, and unprepared for combat.
From Reuters ● Oct. 26, 2023
“The patient clearly seems to be in shock and have trouble breathing, even with the poor camera view,” Dr. Montgomery wrote in an email, adding that emergency response crews are often undertrained and underfunded.
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2023
Mr Tavernor said assistance was being "done on a budget" and "often under-resourced and undertrained".
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2022
Now, there's almost more danger in having your men overtrained than in having them undertrained.
From The High School Captain of the Team Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock