ill-equipped

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ill-equipped

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From ill (adverb) + equipped.

adjective more ill-equipped · most ill-equipped

Not well equipped; lacking important resources and supplies. 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 a
Mentally unprepared for a situation or task.

Opposite: well-equipped

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adjective

Opposite: well-equipped

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adj not well equipped

Français	mal outillé
Italiano	mal equipaggiato

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@misc{ill_equipped_2026,
  title = {ill-equipped},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ill-equipped},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}