ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Ill-equipped

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Ill-equipped is an adjective meaning Not well equipped; lacking important resources and supplies.

Meaning

Not well equipped; lacking important resources and supplies.

More Meanings

  1. Mentally unprepared for a situation or task.

Example Sentences

King Vajiralongkorn has stacked his privy council with generals plucked straight from the junta's cabinet; the junta has looked to the palace to help adjudicate in a long-running and volatile dispute over who should fill a vacant post at the head of Thai Buddhism, which the military government had appeared ill-equipped to handle alone.

Synonyms for ill-equipped

Depending on context, synonyms include unequipped.

Antonyms for ill-equipped

Common opposites include well-equipped.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unequipped, ill-prepared, inadequate, unprepared, inappropriate, improper.

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