Universities were ill-equipped to meet the massive intake of students...
They often leave prison ill-equipped for life and work on the outside.
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ill-equipped — ill e quipped adj not having the necessary equipment or skills for a particular situation or activity ill equipped to do sth ▪ The rebels were ill equipped to cope with Western weapons and forces. ill equipped for ▪ Their army is ill equipped for … Dictionary of contemporary English
ill-equipped — UK US /ˌɪlɪˈkwɪpt/ adjective ► not having the ability, qualities, or equipment that you need in order to do something : ill equipped to cope/deal with sth »Budget cuts have left the hospitals understaffed and ill equipped to deal with the recent… … Financial and business terms
ill-equipped — ill e|quip|ped [ ,ılı kwıpt ] adjective FORMAL without the necessary equipment, skills, or abilities to do something: The walkers were ill equipped for extreme weather conditions. I felt ill equipped to teach such young children … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ill-equipped — [il′ē kwipt′] adj. not properly equipped; poorly prepared … English World dictionary
ill-equipped — adjective poorly supplied with physical equipment (Freq. 1) the school was ill equipped • Similar to: ↑unequipped * * * adj unprovided (for), unsupplied, ill supplied, exposed, unprotected … Useful english dictionary
ill-equipped — /il i kwipt /, adj. 1. badly or inadequately equipped: an ill equipped army. 2. ill prepared: a student ill equipped to begin calculus. [1955 60] * * * … Universalium
ill-equipped — adjective not having the necessary equipment or skills for a particular situation or activity: They were ill equipped for the journey. | illequipped to do sth: an inexperienced teacher who was ill equipped to deal with such children … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ill-equipped — UK [ˌɪl ɪˈkwɪpt] / US [ˌɪlɪ ˈkwɪpt] adjective formal without the necessary equipment, skills, or abilities to do something The walkers were ill equipped for extreme weather conditions. I felt ill equipped to teach such young children … English dictionary
ill-equipped — Synonyms and related words: bare handed, beggarly, disqualified, empty handed, famished, half starved, ill off, ill fitted, ill furnished, ill provided, impoverished, incapable, incompetent, on short commons, pauperized, poor, shorthanded,… … Moby Thesaurus
ill-equipped — adjective Not well equipped; lacking important resources and supplies … Wiktionary
