unprepared

About 1.75 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Not prepared; caught by surprise.

   The castle was unprepared for the assault.

2. noun A black mark given to a pupil who arrives at a lesson without the necessary items or preparation.
3. verb simple past and past participle of unprepare

Similar words

offhand unrehearsed unready unequipped spur-of-the-moment offhanded extemporaneous impromptu extempore off-the-cuff

Often followed by

for to and as by when in or state

Word family

unpreparedness unpreparednesses