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
Ejner JensenI'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
John le Carré
unreadiness
noun
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Like any self-respecting depressive who’s unready to address her self-sabotaging, Laurie bails on their impromptu intervention before entrées.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
Yet the real scandal that’s likely to relegate Ishiba to Japan’s 12-months-in-office club is an economy unready for the Trumpian storm to come.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
During the pandemic, United pilots worked closely with the airline to develop a Covid policy that kept pilots on the payroll, trained and ready to return nearly as quickly as travel did, while other airlines were slowed by having pilots unready to fly.
—Ted Reed, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The Iranian government remained unprepared for the Syrian army’s swift collapse, as defensive lines crumbled and soldiers proved unready or unable to fight.
—Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
Yet the real scandal that’s likely to relegate Ishiba to Japan’s 12-months-in-office club is an economy unready for the Trumpian storm to come.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
During the pandemic, United pilots worked closely with the airline to develop a Covid policy that kept pilots on the payroll, trained and ready to return nearly as quickly as travel did, while other airlines were slowed by having pilots unready to fly.
—Ted Reed, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The Iranian government remained unprepared for the Syrian army’s swift collapse, as defensive lines crumbled and soldiers proved unready or unable to fight.
—Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Unready.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unready. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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