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unready
[ uhn-red-ee ]
adjective
- not ready; not made ready:
The new stadium is as yet unready for use.
- not in a state of readiness; unprepared:
emotionally unready for success.
- lacking in presence of mind, as when a quick decision or a sharp answer is required:
Awkward situations often found him unready.
- British Dialect. not dressed.
- not prompt or quick.
unready
/ ʌnˈrɛdɪ /
adjective
- not ready or prepared
- slow or hesitant to see or act
- archaic.not dressed
Derived Forms
- unˈreadily, adverb
- unˈreadiness, noun
Other Words From
- un·readi·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
As in 2016, the people seemed unready for the transformative potential of a woman’s leadership, much less a woman of color — a vision that remains, tragically, beyond the nation’s collective horizon.
Apparently, its producer, the British Film Institute, deemed the public unready for Ové’s blunt depiction of the police violence and racial animus directed at London’s West Indian residents in Brixton.
In 2024, democracy will face a test for which it is unready.
Worst of all, these documents tell Putin that the Pentagon is dubious about prospects for Ukrainian success — for totally wrongheaded reasons — and is still unready to make that success possible.
As Beth, Sullivan delivers depth as the problem sister unready for the responsibilities thrust upon her and blanching at the destruction unfolding around her.
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