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unready
CIDE DICTIONARY
unready, a.
- Not ready or prepared; not prompt; slow; awkward; clumsy. Dryden. [1913 Webster]"Nor need the unready virgin strike her breast." [1913 Webster]
- Not dressed; undressed. [1913 Webster]
unready, v. t. [1st pref. un- + ready.].
To undress. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
unready, adj.
1 not ready.
2 not prompt in action.
1 not ready.
2 not prompt in action.
Derivative
unreadily adv. unreadiness n.
unready, adj. archaic lacking good advice; rash (Ethelred the Unready).
Etymology
UN-(1) + REDE, assim. to UNREADY(1)
THESAURUS
unready
ad-lib, airy, arrested, asleep, back, backward, behindhand, belated, blocked, careless, casual, caught napping, caught off balance, caught short, cursory, degage, delayed, delayed-action, detained, disregardant, disregardful, easygoing, extemporaneous, extemporized, flippant, forgetful, free and easy, goofing off, haphazard, hasty, heedless, held up, hung up, ill-considered, ill-seasoned, ill-timed, impromptu, improper, improvised, in a bind, in abeyance, inappropriate, inauspicious, incautious, inconsiderate, inconvenient, indifferent, inexpectant, inexpedient, infelicitous, inopportune, insouciant, intempestive, intrusive, irrelevant, jammed, late, latish, lazy, makeshift, mal a propos, malapropos, mistimed, moratory, napping, never on time, nodding, nonexpectant, oblivious, obstructed, off base, off-guard, offhand, out of line, out of phase, out of time, overdue, perfunctory, precipitate, premature, reckless, regardless, respectless, retarded, rough-and-ready, sleeping, slow, snap, stopped, surprised, tactless, taken aback, taken by surprise, taken unawares, tardy, thoughtless, too late, too soon, tripped up, unadmonished, unadvised, unalert, unanticipating, unanticipative, unarranged, unaware, unbefitting, unbegun, uncautious, unconcocted, uncontrived, undeliberated, undevised, undiplomatic, unexpecting, unfavorable, unfit, unfitting, unforewarned, unfortunate, unguarded, unguessing, unhandy, unhappy, unhatched, unheedful, unheeding, uninformed, unlucky, unmade, unmanufactured, unmindful, unorganized, unplanned, unpremeditated, unprepared, unprimed, unpropitious, unpunctual, unripe, unseasonable, unsolicitous, unstudied, unsuitable, unsuspecting, untactful, unthinking, untimely, untoward, unvigilant, unwarned, unwary, unwatchful, wrongROGET THESAURUS
unready
Nonpreparation
N nonpreparation, non-preparation, absence of preparation, want of preparation, inculture, inconcoction, improvidence, immaturity, crudity, rawness, abortion, disqualification, nature, state of nature, virgin soil, unweeded garden, neglect, rough copy, germ, raw material, improvisation, unprepared (prepare), without preparation, incomplete, rudimental, embryonic, abortive, immature, unripe, kachcha, raw, green, crude, coarse, rough cast, rough hewn, in the rough, unhewn, unformed, unfashioned, unwrought, unlabored, unblown, uncooked, unboiled, unconcocted, unpolished, unhatched, unfledged, unnurtured, unlicked, untaught, uneducated, uncultivated, untrained, untutored, undrilled, unexercised, deckle- edged, precocious, premature, undigested, indigested, unmellowed, unseasoned, unleavened, unrehearsed, unscripted, extemporaneous, improvised, spontaneous, ad lib, ad libitem, fallow, unsown, untilled, natural, in a state of nature, undressed, in dishabille, en deshabille, unqualified, disqualified, unfitted, ill-digested, unbegun, unready, unarranged, unorganized, unfurnished, unprovided, unequipped, untrimmed, out of gear, out of order, dismantled, shiftless, improvident, unthrifty, thriftless, thoughtless, unguarded, happy-go- lucky, caught napping, unpremeditated, extempore.For further exploring for "unready" in Webster Dictionary Online