prepared

[ pri-paird ]
/ prɪˈpɛərd /
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adjective

properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
(of food) processed by the manufacturer or seller, by cooking, cleaning, or the like, so as to be ready to serve or use with little or no further preparation.

Origin of prepared

First recorded in 1520–30; prepare + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM prepared

Words nearby prepared

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Words related to unprepared

vulnerable, unaware, ad-lib, ill-considered, impromptu, improvised, offhand, spontaneous, surprised, unexpected, unplanned, unrehearsed, unschooled, unskilled, untrained, napping, unready, winged

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British Dictionary definitions for unprepared

unprepared
/ (ˌʌnprɪˈpɛəd) /

adjective

having made inadequate preparations
not made ready or prepared
done without preparation; extemporaneous

Derived forms of unprepared

unpreparedly, adverb unpreparedness, noun