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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All of that has forced vulnerable people like Aguilar-Hurtado into extended confinement in county jails that are often ill-equipped to care for them.
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Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
That change would eventually reshape life in the Permian Basin, where truckers haul everything from frac sand to toxic waste on narrow county roads ill-equipped for the boom.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
Limited cybersecurity budgets, outdated technologies and a lack of dedicated IT security teams often leave these organizations ill-equipped to handle advanced ransomware threats.
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—Aliasgar Dohadwala, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The local firefighters are largely ill-equipped and unsalaried.
—Kristin Deasy, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
That change would eventually reshape life in the Permian Basin, where truckers haul everything from frac sand to toxic waste on narrow county roads ill-equipped for the boom.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
Limited cybersecurity budgets, outdated technologies and a lack of dedicated IT security teams often leave these organizations ill-equipped to handle advanced ransomware threats.
2.
—Aliasgar Dohadwala, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The local firefighters are largely ill-equipped and unsalaried.
—Kristin Deasy, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Ill-equipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill-equipped. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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