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underapplying

underapplying is the present participle and gerund 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 underapplying

What is underapplying the present participle and gerund of?
Underapplying is the present participle and gerund of underapply.

Words near underapplying in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: underapplying (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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