unprepared
adjective
un·pre·pared
ˌən-pri-ˈperd 
: not prepared
was unprepared for class
… they were woefully unprepared to take on the responsibilities expected of them.—
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Yet most of those Americans are financially unprepared to stop working, and many risk living in poverty, according to a new analysis.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
When the earthquake struck in 1999, Taiwan was very unprepared, Aldrich said, citing corruption in the construction industry, the lack of building regulations, and inadequate coordination in rescue efforts.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The resulting atrophy in the nation’s seedling supply chain left the forestry community unprepared for what came next.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The brief window while the law was in effect revealed that many sheriffs were unprepared, unable or uninterested in enforcing it.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Netanyahu’s attack on democracy left Israel unprepared In Jerusalem, protesters besieged Netanyahu’s home.
—Anshel Pfeffer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
Zakaria’s book concludes that revolutions fail when they’re visited on societies that are unprepared to adapt to new conditions.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Four years after hospitals in New York City overflowed with Covid patients, emergency physician Dr. Sonya Stokes remains shaken by how unprepared and misguided the American health system was.
—Amy Maxmen | Kff Health News, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
In an interview that aired Monday morning, Kimmel told Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos that Pacino might've come into the night refreshingly unprepared.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2024
Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
When the earthquake struck in 1999, Taiwan was very unprepared, Aldrich said, citing corruption in the construction industry, the lack of building regulations, and inadequate coordination in rescue efforts.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The resulting atrophy in the nation’s seedling supply chain left the forestry community unprepared for what came next.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The brief window while the law was in effect revealed that many sheriffs were unprepared, unable or uninterested in enforcing it.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Netanyahu’s attack on democracy left Israel unprepared In Jerusalem, protesters besieged Netanyahu’s home.
—Anshel Pfeffer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
Zakaria’s book concludes that revolutions fail when they’re visited on societies that are unprepared to adapt to new conditions.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Four years after hospitals in New York City overflowed with Covid patients, emergency physician Dr. Sonya Stokes remains shaken by how unprepared and misguided the American health system was.
—Amy Maxmen | Kff Health News, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
In an interview that aired Monday morning, Kimmel told Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos that Pacino might've come into the night refreshingly unprepared.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Unprepared.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprepared. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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