- unready
- [ʌnʹredı] a
1. неготовый2. 1) непроворный; несообразительный2) нерешительный
painfully unready of speech - с трудом подбирающий слова
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
unready
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Unready — Un*read y, a. 1. Not ready or prepared; not prompt; slow; awkward; clumsy. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Nor need the unready virgin strike her breast. Keble. [1913 Webster] 2. Not dressed; undressed. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Unready — Un*read y, v. t. [1st pref. un + ready.] To undress. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unready — index back (in arrears), late (tardy), premature, unqualified (not competent) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
unready — (adj.) mid 14c., not prepared, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + READY (Cf. ready). In English history, applied to Anglo Saxon King Æðelræd II (968 1016), where it preserves the fuller original sense of O.E. ungeræd ill advised, rede less, no counsel… … Etymology dictionary
unready — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not ready or prepared … English terms dictionary
unready — [unred′ē] adj. not ready; specif., a) not prepared, as for action or use b) not prompt or alert; slow; hesitant unreadily adv. unreadiness n … English World dictionary
unready — unreadiness, n. /un red ee/, adj. 1. not ready; not made ready: The new stadium is as yet unready for use. 2. not in a state of readiness; unprepared: emotionally unready for success. 3. lacking in presence of mind, as when a quick decision or a… … Universalium
unready — 1. adj. 1 not ready. 2 not prompt in action. Derivatives: unreadily adv. unreadiness n. 2. adj. archaic lacking good advice; rash (Ethelred the Unready). Etymology: UN (1) + REDE, assim. to UNREADY(1) … Useful english dictionary
unready — adjective Not ready … Wiktionary
unready — Synonyms and related words: 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,… … Moby Thesaurus
unready — adj. not prepared, not ready … English contemporary dictionary
