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

Recent Examples on the Web

Steve Klein, who has been executive director of the Cedar Cove Feline Conservatory & Education Center in Louisburg, Kansas for over a decade, has encountered numerous cases where owners were unprepared or ill-equipped to handle exotic animals. —J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025

The chief is ill-equipped and underequipped to be the chief of a police department with this history and a diverse city. —Shaquille Brewster, NBC news, 26 May 2025

This decision delayed the development of in-house e-commerce expertise, leaving the company ill-equipped as online retail surged. —Keith D. Dorsey, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025

Whatever the reason, most real estate agents are ill-equipped to handle seniors’ move-down needs, says Nikki Buckelew, who trains agents on how to serve those relocating later in life at the Seniors Real Estate Institute. —Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for ill-equipped

• chipped
• clipped
• crypt
• dipped
• dripped
• flipped
• gripped
• hipped
• lipped
• nipped
• quipped
• ripped