unprepared
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English prepared English unprepared From un- + prepared.
- Not prepared; caught by surprise.
“The castle was unprepared for the assault.”
““It'll be all right,” I assured her. “Make a rule for yourself not to speak to anyone, and nobody's going to guess you can see. It was only being quite unprepared that landed you in that mess before. ‘In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king’.””
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English prepared English unprepared From un- + prepared.
- A black mark given to a pupil who arrives at a lesson without the necessary items or preparation.
“"He's got another rule: Whenever he gets three unprepareds in a row, he leaves the classroom."”
verb
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
- simple past and past participle of unprepare