unready

adjective

un·​ready ˌən-ˈre-dē 

unreadier; unreadiest

: not prepared or ready

unready to go to college

My catcher … seemed unready; through the openings in his mask I could just discern a look that mingled confusion and distress.

—Ejner Jensen

I'm like a jailbird after a long stretch: unready for life, resentful of the separation, nostalgic for the chums I'd been locked up with …

—John le Carré

unreadiness noun

Examples of unready in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Using an unhealthy or unready starter can lead to a weak rise, a dense crumb, a flat loaf, or off flavors. —Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026

The Angels acquired him with apparent intent to play him regularly, and there’s limited competition from flawed or unready internal options (Nelson Rada, Bryce Teodosio, Matthew Lugo). —Derek Vanriper, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026

An unready owner sees it as a personal attack. —Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026

Thirty‑one percent of respondents cite cybersecurity and privacy concerns as a main challenge, followed by anxiety over data output quality (23%), unready business processes (22%), and technology infrastructure limitations (22%). —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unready

• beady
• greedy
• guidi
• needy
• reedy
• seedy
• speedy
• tweedy
• weedy