ill-equipped

idiom

: not having the experience or preparation that is needed

He is ill-equipped to handle so much responsibility.

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Leagues and media partners have complained this model is ill-equipped for modern-day realities, particularly with streaming becoming more and more prevalent. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025 This inadequate oversight can leave practitioners ill-equipped to manage adverse events. —

Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025 Perhaps just as damagingly, both are viewed even by some supporters as fundamentally decent people but ineffective presidents, ill-equipped for the challenges of their moment. —

Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024 The announcement was the latest turn in the U.S. effort to publicly criticize President Vladimir Putin of Russia and his North Korean counterpart, Kim Jong Un, for sending ill-prepared and ill-equipped troops to a foreign front line to aid Russian efforts. —

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