unprepared

[pri-paird] Origin

pre·pared

[pri-paird]
adjective
1.
properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
2.
(of food) processed by the manufacturer or seller, by cooking, cleaning, or the like, so as to be ready to serve or use with little or no further preparation.

Origin:
1520–30; prepare + -ed2

pre·par·ed·ly [pri-pair-id-lee, -paird-lee] , adverb
self-pre·pared, adjective
su·per·pre·pared, adjective
un·pre·pared, adjective
un·pre·par·ed·ly, adverb
EXPAND
well-pre·pared, adjective
COLLAPSE
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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World English Dictionary
unprepared (ˌʌnprɪˈpɛəd)
 
adj
1.  having made inadequate preparations
2.  not made ready or prepared
3.  done without preparation; extemporaneous
 
unpre'paredly
 
adv
 
unpre'paredness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

unprepared
1549, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of prepare (see preparation).
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