unready
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unready
Where it comes from
From Middle English unredy, equivalent to un- + ready. Compare Dutch ongereed and onbereid, German unbereit, Swedish oberedd.
adjective more unready · most unready
- Not yet mature; not yet ripe. As for our apple supply, this year's crop is unready, and last year's stored crop is now exhausted, so we're temporarily embarrassed, I'm afraid.
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Not yet prepared.
The junior varsity team is unready for a serious competition; a lot of training remains to be done.
Similar: unprepared
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title = {unready},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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