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unready

Unready, a.

1. Not ready or prepared; not prompt; slow; awkward; clumsy. Dryden. Nor need the unready virgin strike her breast. Keble.

2. Not dressed; undressed. [Obs.]

1 other Webster entry under this spelling

Unready, v. t.

To undress. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

Shades of meaning

Fernald lists unready only as an antonym, under nimble.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.

Synonyms

none given

Antonyms