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ill-equipped

 
/ˌɪl·ɪˈkwɪpt/ adj

Definition

lacking the ability or equipment necessary to do something well: Young parents are sometimes ill-equipped to cope with a child.
(Definition of ill-equipped adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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