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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Joy has been carefully tending this belief system, chucking Riley’s bad memories to the back of her mind, creating a happy-go-lucky kid who is totally ill-equipped for what’s coming: puberty.
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 14 June 2024
Advertisement Joy has been carefully tending this belief system, chucking Riley’s bad memories like marbles to the back of her mind, creating a happy-go-lucky kid who is totally ill-equipped for what’s coming: puberty, along with a group of new, more complex emotions.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
The United States underwent its own bout of political denial before adopting social-distancing policies; even now, its lack of investment in public health leaves it ill-equipped for this sort of emergency.
—Jaron Lanier, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2020
The obsession comes from being ill-equipped, not from knowledge.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 19 May 2024
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 14 June 2024
Advertisement Joy has been carefully tending this belief system, chucking Riley’s bad memories like marbles to the back of her mind, creating a happy-go-lucky kid who is totally ill-equipped for what’s coming: puberty, along with a group of new, more complex emotions.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
The United States underwent its own bout of political denial before adopting social-distancing policies; even now, its lack of investment in public health leaves it ill-equipped for this sort of emergency.
—Jaron Lanier, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2020
The obsession comes from being ill-equipped, not from knowledge.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 19 May 2024
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“Ill-equipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill-equipped. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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