under-fired
under-fired is the alternative form of underfired.
Meaning of underfired
Adjective
underfired (not generally comparable, comparative more underfired, superlative most underfired)
- Fired at a low (or excessively low) temperature.
- [W]hen the enamel is thick and a little underfired it will be lighter in color and have a pitted surface. Going further, extremely thick areas that are well underfired will be blistered, cracked, or bubbly.1997, Roger A. Wallace, Joseph A. Melaro, “Impact of Physical Characteristics of Water Heater Enamels on Water Resistance”, in Proceedings of the 59th Porcelain Enamel Institute Technical Forum […]...
- Antonyms:
- overfired
- Of a cooker: having a heat source that is underneath the food being cooked.
- Steak lovers want a charred surface and a rare, even cold, center. A high-tech overfired broiler is the secret. This kind of broiler delivers tremendous heat that is both predictable and consistent. Some establishments use the underfired version, which has the advantage of searing the bits of...2009, Peter Osbaldeston, “Steakhouses”, in The Palm Springs Diner’s Bible: A Restaurant Guide […], Gretna, La.: Pelican Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 250
- Antonyms:
- overfired
Forms of under-fired
| comparative | more under-fired |
|---|---|
| superlative | most under-fired |
Questions about under-fired
- What is under-fired the alternative form of?
- Under-fired is the alternative form of underfired.
Words near under-fired in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: under-fired (page history and authors); underfired (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “under-fired.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/under-fired. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.