unprovided
unprovided adjective: not provided; not supplied or equipped; unprepared.
Adjective
unprovided (not comparable)
- Not provided; not supplied or equipped; unprepared.
- The shepheards God so wel them guided,
That of nought they were unprovided,
Butter enough, honye, milke, and whay,
And their flockes fleeces, them to araye.1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC - Why, sir, you know this is your wedding-day.
First were we sad, fearing you would not come;
Now sadder, that you come so unprovided.
Fie, doff this habit, shame to your estate,
An eye-sore to our solemn festival!c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- The shepheards God so wel them guided,
unprovided meaning in Tamil
unprovided in Tamil
- வசதி செய்து தரப்படாத, பொருள்களற்ற, வேண்டியது அளிக்காத, அளிக்கப்படாத
Examples of unprovided in a sentence
- Mean while, if you are unprovided of a Lodging, I dare undertake, you shall be welcome to this Gentlewoman.1697, Aphra Behn, The Adventure of the Black Lady:
- Perhaps it is an oversight on Mr Macgregor’s part that he has left these young infants quite unprovided for, and that some of their mothers are in danger of starvation […]1934 October, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], “Chapter 1”, in Burmese Days, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, Publishers...
- Originally unprovided with cabs, the first to acquire them did so during the Webb period in the 1890's, [...].1941 December, “Notes and News: The L.N.W.R. "Special" Tanks”, in Railway Magazine, page 568:
- [...] but there are other northbound trains, unprovided with any refreshments, on which this car's appearance would be most welcome, [...].1959 March, “Talking of Trains: Fewer meals on wheels?”, in Trains Illustrated, page 121:
Origin of unprovided
From un- + provided.
Words formed from unprovided
Questions about unprovided
- What does unprovided mean?
- Unprovided means not provided; not supplied or equipped; unprepared.
- What is unprovided in Tamil?
- Unprovided in Tamil is வசதி செய்து தரப்படாத, பொருள்களற்ற, வேண்டியது அளிக்காத. See Unprovided meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use unprovided in a sentence?
- Mean while, if you are unprovided of a Lodging, I dare undertake, you shall be welcome to this Gentlewoman.
- What part of speech is unprovided?
- Unprovided is an adjective.
Words near unprovided in the dictionary
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