ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

ipe, mature, mellow; pukka † ; practiced &c (skilled) 698; labored, elaborate, highlywrought,
smelling of the lamp, worked up.
in full feather, in best bib and tucker; in harness, at harness; in the saddle, in arms, in
battle array, in war paint; up in arms; armed at all points, armed to the teeth, armed cap a
pie; sword in hand; booted and spurred.
in utrumque paratus [Lat.], semper paratus [Lat.]; on the alert &c (vigilant) 459; at
one's post.
Adv. in preparation, in anticipation of; against, for; abroach † .
Phr. a bove majori discit arare minor [Lat.]; looking before and after [Hamlet], si vis
pacem para bellum [Lat.].
674. Nonpreparation -- N. non-preparation, absence of preparation, want of preparation;
inculture † , inconcoction † , improvidence.
immaturity, crudity; rawness &c adj.; abortion; disqualification.
[Absence of art] nature, state of nature; virgin soil, unweeded garden; neglect &c 460.
rough copy &c (plan) 626; germ &c 153; raw material &c 635.
improvisation &c (impulse) 612.
V. be unprepared &c adj.; want preparation, lack preparation; lie fallow; s'embarquer
sans biscuits [Fr.]; live from hand to mouth.
[Render unprepared] dismantle &c (render useless) 645; undress &c 226.
extemporize, improvise, ad lib.
Adj. unprepared &c (prepare); &c; 673; without preparation &c 673; incomplete &c 53;
rudimental, embryonic, abortive; immature, unripe, kachcha † , raw, green, crude; coarse;
rough cast, rough hewn; in the rough; unhewn † , unformed, unfashioned † , unwrought,
unlabored † , unblown, uncooked, unboiled, unconcocted, unpolished.
unhatched, unfledged, unnurtured † , unlicked † , untaught, uneducated, uncultivated,
untrained, untutored, undrilled, unexercised; deckle-edged † ; precocious, premature;
undigested, indigested † ; unmellowed † , unseasoned, unleavened.
unrehearsed, unscripted, extemporaneous, improvised, spontaneous, ad lib, ad libitem
[Lat.].
fallow; unsown, untilled; natural, in a state of nature; undressed; in dishabille, en
deshabille [Fr.].
unqualified, disqualified; unfitted; ill-digested; unbegun, unready, unarranged † ,
unorganized, unfurnished, unprovided, unequipped, untrimmed; out of gear, out of order;
dismantled &c v.. shiftless, improvident, unthrifty, thriftless, thoughtless, unguarded;
happy-go-lucky; caught napping &c (inexpectant) 508 [Obs.]; unpremeditated &c 612.
Adv. extempore &c 612.
675. Essay -- N. essay, trial, endeavor, attempt; aim, struggle, venture, adventure,
speculation, coup d'essai [Fr.], debut; probation &c (experiment) 463.
V. try, essay; experiment &c 463; endeavor, strive; tempt, attempt, make an attempt;
venture, adventure, speculate, take one's chance, tempt fortune; try one's fortune, try one's
luck, try one's hand; use one's endeavor; feel one's way, grope one's way, pick one's way.
try hard, push, make a bold push, use one's best endeavor; do one's best &c (exertion)
686.
Adj. essaying &c v.; experimental &c 463; tentative, empirical, probationary.