ill-equipped
idiom
: not having the experience or preparation that is needed
He is ill-equipped to handle so much responsibility.
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The local firefighters are largely ill-equipped and unsalaried.
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Kristin Deasy, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Olive and their group of girlfriends are enjoying their weekly Trivial Pursuit night in Olive’s messy and ill-equipped apartment.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
And without keeping up with the virus's journey in wild animals, experts worry, humans will be caught unprepared and ill-equipped to tackle bird flu.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
The fund was set up at the insistence of the U.S. to give donors a way to contribute to the mission, which eight months after its deployment remains underfunded, ill-equipped and with just over a third of the 2,500 security personnel it was slated to have.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
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Kristin Deasy, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Olive and their group of girlfriends are enjoying their weekly Trivial Pursuit night in Olive’s messy and ill-equipped apartment.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
And without keeping up with the virus's journey in wild animals, experts worry, humans will be caught unprepared and ill-equipped to tackle bird flu.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
The fund was set up at the insistence of the U.S. to give donors a way to contribute to the mission, which eight months after its deployment remains underfunded, ill-equipped and with just over a third of the 2,500 security personnel it was slated to have.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Ill-equipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill-equipped. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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