ill-equipped
idiom
: not having the experience or preparation that is needed
He is ill-equipped to handle so much responsibility.
Examples of ill-equipped in a Sentence
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Despite two decades of reforms, the security forces remain chronically underfunded and widely unpopular, ill-equipped to take on the massive responsibilities that their Western backers are envisioning.
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Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
The encampment sprawled across a grassy plateau, where Washington arrived at the head of a contingent of weary and ill-equipped soldiers.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
State and local authorities that conduct elections are often under-resourced and over-worked, leaving them ill-equipped to cope with rising challenges.
—Loren Thompson, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
It was not demoralized, incompetent, or ill-equipped.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
Often the responsibility of that support falls to middle managers who, in addition to being ill-equipped, are often struggling with work stress and burnout themselves.
—Trey Williams, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024
The Post investigation revealed that assisted-living facilities are often ill-equipped to handle the job of protecting these vulnerable residents.
—Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
Fearing the island’s only hospital (with just three ventilators) was ill-equipped for the pandemic, the island’s mayor, Pedro Edmunds Paoa, asked LATAM Airlines to cancel all flights into Mataveri International Airport, the world’s most remote commercial airfield.
—Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
That the company is still in business and touting how little the settlement matters underscores how truly underpowered and ill-equipped the FTC is for the job it's been asked to perform.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2024
Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
The encampment sprawled across a grassy plateau, where Washington arrived at the head of a contingent of weary and ill-equipped soldiers.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
State and local authorities that conduct elections are often under-resourced and over-worked, leaving them ill-equipped to cope with rising challenges.
—Loren Thompson, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
It was not demoralized, incompetent, or ill-equipped.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
Often the responsibility of that support falls to middle managers who, in addition to being ill-equipped, are often struggling with work stress and burnout themselves.
—Trey Williams, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024
The Post investigation revealed that assisted-living facilities are often ill-equipped to handle the job of protecting these vulnerable residents.
—Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
Fearing the island’s only hospital (with just three ventilators) was ill-equipped for the pandemic, the island’s mayor, Pedro Edmunds Paoa, asked LATAM Airlines to cancel all flights into Mataveri International Airport, the world’s most remote commercial airfield.
—Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
That the company is still in business and touting how little the settlement matters underscores how truly underpowered and ill-equipped the FTC is for the job it's been asked to perform.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2024
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“Ill-equipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill-equipped. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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