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unprepared

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un·pre·pared  (npr-pârd)
adj.
1. Having made no preparations.
2. Not equipped to meet a contingency.
3. Impromptu: unprepared remarks.

unpre·pared·ly (-pârd-l) adv.
unpre·pared·ness (-pârd-ns, -pârdns) n.

unprepared
Adjective
surprised or put at a disadvantage by something because you are not ready to deal with it
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unpreparedunprepared - without preparation; not prepared for; "unprepared remarks"; "the shock was unprepared"; "our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared"- R.E.Danielson
unready - not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond; "she cursed her unready tongue"
prepared - made ready or fit or suitable beforehand; "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies"
Translations
Spanish unprepared [ʌnprɪˈpɛəd] adj [person] → desprevenido; [speech] → improvisado
French unprepared [ʌnprɪˈpɛəd] adj [person] → qui n'est pas suffisamment préparé(e); [speech] → improvisé(e)
German unprepared [ʌnprɪˈpɛəd] adjunvorbereitet
Italian unprepared [ʌnprɪˈpɛəd] adj [person] → impreparato/a; [speech] → improvvisato/a

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I was not unprepared for jagged rocks and treacherous shoals if I could only have change -- change and the excitement of the unforeseen.
Young though he was, my Grandson -- who was unusually intelligent for his age, and bred up in perfect reverence for the authority of the Circles -- took in the situation with an acuteness for which I was quite unprepared.
I say lucky for us he did not reach us, and I might almost say luckily for himself; for we had only a small breaker of water and some soddened ship's biscuits with us, so sudden had been the alarm, so unprepared the ship for any disaster.
 
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