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underapplied

underapplied is the simple past and past participle of underapply.

Meaning of underapply

Verb

underapply (third-person singular simple present underapplies, present participle underapplying, simple past and past participle underapplied)

  1. (transitive) To apply to an insufficient degree.
    • Some authorities recommend using sunscreens of at least SPF 29, with the rationale that most people underapply […]2003, Paul S Auerbach, Medicine for the Outdoors

Questions about underapplied

What is underapplied the simple past and past participle of?
Underapplied is the simple past and past participle of underapply.

Words near underapplied in the dictionary

  1. underannotation
  2. underanticoagulated
  3. underanticoagulation
  4. underapplication
  5. underapplications
  6. underapplied
  7. underapplies
  8. underapply
  9. underapplying
  10. underappraisal
  11. underappraisals

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Adapted from Wiktionary: underapplied (page history and authors); underapply (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.

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