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
Other Word Forms
- unpreparedly adverb
- unpreparedness noun
Example Sentences
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They’re behaving like households that have lived through a shock and decided not to be caught unprepared again.
From MarketWatch
Several said they had been unprepared for a crowd rapidly mobilised on Discord.
From BBC
But we will leave ourselves dangerously unprepared for day 30 or day 300, when we’ll need an abundance of new and cheaper weapons.
Why it is so unprepared this time is less understandable.
From BBC
Immigration and Customs Enforcement instructor testified that the agency has scaled back its training, leaving recruits unprepared.
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