unprepared

unprepared

English

Etymology

un- +‎ prepared

Adjective

unprepared (comparative more unprepared, superlative most unprepared)

1. Not prepared; caught by surprise.

   The castle was unprepared for the assault.

Translations

not prepared

Armenian: անպատրաստ (hy) (anpatrast) Czech: nepřipravený Finnish: valmistautumaton German: unvorbereitet Greek: Ancient Greek: ἀπαράσκευος (aparáskeuos)

Irish: neamhullamh, anullamh Norwegian: Bokmål: uforberedt Russian: неподгото́вленный (ru) (nepodgotóvlennyj), негото́вый (ru) (negotóvyj)

Noun

unprepared (plural unprepareds)

1. A black mark given to a pupil who arrives at a lesson without the necessary items or preparation.
   • 1983, Ronald B. Lansing, Skylarks and lecterns: a law school charter (page 116)

     "He's got another rule: Whenever he gets three unprepareds in a row, he leaves the classroom."