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[ il-i-kwipt ] / ˈɪl ɪˈkwɪpt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ill-equipped ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivebadly or inadequately equipped: an ill-equipped army. ill-prepared: a student ill-equipped to begin calculus. Origin of ill-equippedFirst recorded in 1955–60 Words nearby ill-equippedillegible, illegit, illegitimacy, illegitimate, illegitimize, ill-equipped, ill fame, ill-fated, ill-favored, ill-favoured, ill feeling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ill-equippedAnd usually, they are ill-equipped to provide sound legal guidance. 10-Year-Old Murder Defendant Shows Failure of U.S. Juvenile Justice System|Christopher Moraff|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST General Jaber worries that the Lebanese army is ill-equipped to deal with the growing challenge. Al Qaeda’s Play for Lebanon|Jamie Dettmer|July 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST The police forces are understaffed, insufficiently trained, and ill-equipped. India’s Tryst with Terror|Kanwal Sibal|September 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST Many are ill-equipped and overworked and are forced to deal with problems like sectarian riots and various separatist movements. Terror Strikes India|Sudip Mazumdar|September 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And once the deed is done, many country doctors are ill-equipped to manage pesticide poisoning. China's Female Suicide Mystery|Megan Shank|June 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST "It is unendurable that they of the silk market should be so ill-equipped," remarked Tsae-che discontentedly as she entered. Kai Lung's Golden Hours|Ernest Bramah History also accounts for the desperate fight waged by the small and ill-equipped army against the first military Power in Europe. I really am a most troublesome companion to you both, but I hope I am not often so ill-equipped. An insect excellently equipped for gathering and felting cotton is ill-equipped for cutting leaves, kneading mud or mixing resin. Bramble-bees and Others|J. Henri Fabre These two factors together changed the whole atmosphere surrounding the valiant, ill-fed and ill-equipped Czech soldiers. With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia|John Ward
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