unready
adjective
not ready; not made ready.
unreadily
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a word derived from
unready.
Example Sentences
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"She is not yet prepared," she explained unreadily.
From The City of Delight A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem by Frank X. Leyendecker
Stephen had loved it and died for its sake, and Lydia— His resolution dissolved; slowly and unreadily he put the crucifix back in his bosom, over his heart.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Elizabeth Miller
But how difficult it is to put oneself in another person's place in the imagination, and how unreadily it is done!
From Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 by Stephen Graham
"Gone," he said unreadily, "gone back to Ephesus."
From The City of Delight A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem by Frank X. Leyendecker
Then Nona blushed red, and I made haste to get rid of some of the thanks that were heartfelt enough if they came unreadily to my lips, and Howel laughed at both of us.
From A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler
