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underapplies

underapplies is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 underapplies

What is underapplies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Underapplies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underapply.

Words near underapplies in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: underapplies (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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