unready Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond
    • she cursed her unready tongue

WordNet

Un*read"y adjective
Definitions
  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.
Un*read"y transitive verb
Etymology
1st pref. un- + ready.
Definitions
  1. To undress. Obs. Sir P. Sidney.

Webster 1913