Ill-prepared

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not well prepared. Not ready, or not in condition to do a task.

    "He was ill-prepared for the exam. I'm not surprised he failed."

Example

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"Many new teachers feel ill-prepared to teach basic literacy and numeracy."

Etymology

From ill + prepared.

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