ill-equipped
idiom
: not having the experience or preparation that is needed
He is ill-equipped to handle so much responsibility.
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And sometimes, you’re left with conversations that your film vocabulary is ill-equipped to cover.
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Because Harden and Donovan Mitchell are a handful — individually and together — and the Knicks, despite being loaded on the wings, could be ill-equipped to handle both for extended stretches.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
State agencies, however, were ill-equipped to accommodate the order.
—Yue Stella Yu
feb. 22, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
State agencies, however, were ill-equipped to accommodate the order.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2026
Because Harden and Donovan Mitchell are a handful — individually and together — and the Knicks, despite being loaded on the wings, could be ill-equipped to handle both for extended stretches.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
State agencies, however, were ill-equipped to accommodate the order.
—Yue Stella Yu
feb. 22, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
State agencies, however, were ill-equipped to accommodate the order.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ill-equipped
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“Ill-equipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill-equipped. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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