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  1. ill-preparedadjective

    Not well prepared. Not ready, or not in condition to do a task.

    He was ill-prepared for the exam. I'm not surprised he failed.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ill-prepared in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ill-prepared in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of ill-prepared in a Sentence

  1. Lindsey Graham:

    Donald Trump continues to show hourly that he is ill-prepared to be commander in chief.

  2. Tim Donaghy:

    Instead of holding Shell accountable and moving the country towards a sustainable future, our federal regulators are catering to an ill-prepared company in a region that does not tolerate cutting corners.

  3. Barbara Ehrenreich:

    Heads of state are notoriously ill prepared for their mature careers; think of Adolf Hitler (landscape painter), Ho Chi Minh (seaman), and our own Ronald Reagan.

  4. Adam Lankford:

    Police were slower to respond in other countries and were more likely to be ill-prepared when they did respond.

  5. Yvette Clarke:

    It's a real conundrum, the administration has proven itself to be ill-equipped and ill-prepared to manage the department of House Homeland Security and this particular situation is due to its own ineptitude.


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