ill-equipped

[ il-i-kwipt ]

adjective

1. badly or inadequately equipped:

   an ill-equipped army.

2. ill-prepared:

   a student ill-equipped to begin calculus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ill-equipped¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Related Words

• impotent
• inadequate
• incapable
• ineligible
• unable
• unprepared
• unqualified
• useless