as in impromptu
made or done without previous thought or preparation
an obviously unprepared acceptance speech by the surprise winner
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Most of them will be entirely unprepared. vulture games 5:00 a.m.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
Blood from the victim, asleep at the time and unprepared for the vicious assault, splashed onto the sleeves of the suspect’s lime green windbreaker, an FBI special agent claimed in an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Flooding from Helene tore through the state’s unprepared mountainous towns and killed more than 100 people.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Heat exposure has proven deadly to unprepared hikers visiting national parks in the warmer months, park officials have warned.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
Blood from the victim, asleep at the time and unprepared for the vicious assault, splashed onto the sleeves of the suspect’s lime green windbreaker, an FBI special agent claimed in an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Flooding from Helene tore through the state’s unprepared mountainous towns and killed more than 100 people.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Heat exposure has proven deadly to unprepared hikers visiting national parks in the warmer months, park officials have warned.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Unprepared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprepared. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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