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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Not well prepared. Not ready, or not in condition to do a task..
He was ill-prepared for the exam. I'm not surprised he failed.
The colonists, many of them gentlemen ill-prepared to be settlers, achieved failure at almost everything they tried.
Use ill-prepared when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ill-prepared means Not well prepared. Not ready, or not in condition to do a task..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He was ill-prepared for the exam. I'm not surprised he failed.
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