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Not well equipped; lacking important resources and supplies
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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 — ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to inf, ADJ for n Someone who is ill equipped to do something does not have the ability, the qualities, or the equipment necessary to do it. Universities were ill equipped to meet the massive intake of students... They often… … English dictionary
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
