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underprepared

underprepared adjective: not adequately prepared.

Adjective

underprepared (comparative more underprepared, superlative most underprepared)

  1. Not adequately prepared.

Antonyms of underprepared

Forms of underprepared

comparativemore underprepared
superlativemost underprepared

Origin of underprepared

From under- + prepared.

Words formed from underprepared

Questions about underprepared

What does underprepared mean?
Underprepared means not adequately prepared.
What part of speech is underprepared?
Underprepared is an adjective.

Words near underprepared in the dictionary

  1. underprefects
  2. underprenylate
  3. underprenylated
  4. underprenylation
  5. underpreparation
  6. underprepared
  7. underpreparedness
  8. underprescribe
  9. underprescribed
  10. underprescribes
  11. underprescribing

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