ill-provided
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ill-provided for — index poor (underprivileged) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ill-provided — a. Ill furnished, scantily supplied, poorly equipped … New dictionary of synonyms
Ill — Ill, adv. In a ill manner; badly; weakly. [1913 Webster] How ill this taper burns! Shak. [1913 Webster] Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] Note: Ill, like above, well,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ill — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken ill with pneumonia; mentally ill people). 2 (of health) unsound, disordered. 3 wretched, unfavourable (ill fortune; ill luck). 4 harmful (ill… … Useful english dictionary
ill-equipped — Synonyms and related words: bare handed, beggarly, disqualified, empty handed, famished, half starved, ill off, ill fitted, ill furnished, ill provided, impoverished, incapable, incompetent, on short commons, pauperized, poor, shorthanded,… … Moby Thesaurus
ill-off — Synonyms and related words: badly off, bare handed, beggarly, depressed, dire, distressed, donsie, doomful, down to bedrock, embarrassed, empty handed, evil starred, famished, fatal, feeling the pinch, fortuneless, funest, half starved, hapless,… … Moby Thesaurus
ill off — adverb (or adjective) : badly off were not so ill off by the modest standards of that day G.M.Trevelyan * * * ill off Poor or ill provided • • • Main Entry: ↑off … Useful english dictionary
ill-manned — ill mannedˈ adjective (archaic) Provided with too few men • • • Main Entry: ↑ill … Useful english dictionary
ill-e|quipped — «IHL ih KWIHPT», adjective. not provided with the necessary equipment or qualifications: »Judges are ill equipped to determine whether or not a person is a “security risk” (Canadian Forum) … Useful english dictionary
ill-equipped — adjective poorly supplied with physical equipment (Freq. 1) the school was ill equipped • Similar to: ↑unequipped * * * adj unprovided (for), unsupplied, ill supplied, exposed, unprotected … Useful english dictionary
