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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It is the second time he has been on the receiving end of Honda being unprepared in a new relationship in F1, after a difficult three years with McLaren in 2015-17.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
When my parents died, I was prepared for my grief — but I was completely unprepared for the legal and financial ramifications.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
Markets are unprepared for a prolonged conflict, with oil potentially reaching $150 per barrel and U.S. stocks vulnerable.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
In “Tojo,” Mr. Mauch shows how one man’s discipline and ideological rigidity helped steer a nation into a war it was unprepared to fight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
I was unprepared for the way it buckled my knees.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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