unprepared

/ ˌʌnprɪˈpɛəd /

adjective

1. having made inadequate preparations
2. not made ready or prepared
3. done without preparation; extemporaneous

Derived Forms

• ˌunpreˈparedly, adverb
• ˌunpreˈparedness, noun

Example Sentences

That helps prevent a president from being caught unprepared in the face of an early crisis.

From Los Angeles Times

Across Myanmar, conscripted soldiers - often untrained and unprepared - are sent to conflict zones with little support.

From BBC

He doesn’t want to be unprepared again.

From Los Angeles Times

According to reporters covering him at the time, he’d been unprepared to win the presidency in 2016, let alone to fill key positions and develop a legislative and regulatory strategy on poverty issues.

From Salon

It has arguably left them unprepared for the challenges of the longer white-ball format, with former England captain Sir Alastair Cook noting on TNT Sports "there's no experience of working out different situations, for when you're thrown into international cricket under increased scrutiny".

From BBC

Related Words

• unaware
• vulnerable