underequipped
Adjective
Meaning
underequipped (comparative more underequipped, superlative most underequipped)
Lacking sufficient equipment
Examples
President Buhari and Vice President Osinbajo are self-isolating, though they have both tested negative, but experts say it is a close call for Nigeria where the healthcare system is underequipped to deal with the pandemic.
Then, unprecedented wildfires in the country’s western mountains highlighted how underfunded and underequipped the fire service was.