Unready

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Unready \Un*read"y\, a.
     1. Not ready or prepared; not prompt; slow; awkward; clumsy.
        --Dryden.
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              Nor need the unready virgin strike her breast.


                                                    --Keble.
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     2. Not dressed; undressed. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Unready \Un*read"y\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + ready.]
     To undress. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  unready
       adj : not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand
             or respond; "she cursed her unready tongue" [ant: {ready}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  154 Moby Thesaurus words for "unready":
     ad-lib, airy, arrested, asleep, back, backward, behindhand,
     belated, blocked, careless, casual, caught napping,
     caught off balance, caught short, cursory, degage, delayed,
     delayed-action, detained, disregardant, disregardful, easygoing,
     extemporaneous, extemporized, flippant, forgetful, free and easy,
     goofing off, haphazard, hasty, heedless, held up, hung up,
     ill-considered, ill-seasoned, ill-timed, impromptu, improper,
     improvised, in a bind, in abeyance, inappropriate, inauspicious,
     incautious, inconsiderate, inconvenient, indifferent, inexpectant,
     inexpedient, infelicitous, inopportune, insouciant, intempestive,
     intrusive, irrelevant, jammed, late, latish, lazy, makeshift,
     mal a propos, malapropos, mistimed, moratory, napping,
     never on time, nodding, nonexpectant, oblivious, obstructed,
     off base, off-guard, offhand, out of line, out of phase,
     out of time, overdue, perfunctory, precipitate, premature,
     reckless, regardless, respectless, retarded, rough-and-ready,
     sleeping, slow, snap, stopped, surprised, tactless, taken aback,
     taken by surprise, taken unawares, tardy, thoughtless, too late,
     too soon, tripped up, unadmonished, unadvised, unalert,
     unanticipating, unanticipative, unarranged, unaware, unbefitting,
     unbegun, uncautious, unconcocted, uncontrived, undeliberated,
     undevised, undiplomatic, unexpecting, unfavorable, unfit,
     unfitting, unforewarned, unfortunate, unguarded, unguessing,
     unhandy, unhappy, unhatched, unheedful, unheeding, uninformed,
     unlucky, unmade, unmanufactured, unmindful, unorganized, unplanned,
     unpremeditated, unprepared, unprimed, unpropitious, unpunctual,
     unripe, unseasonable, unsolicitous, unstudied, unsuitable,
     unsuspecting, untactful, unthinking, untimely, untoward,
     unvigilant, unwarned, unwary, unwatchful, wrong