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underargued

underargued is the simple past and past participle of underargue.

Meaning of underargue

Verb

underargue (third-person singular simple present underargues, present participle underarguing, simple past and past participle underargued)

  1. (transitive) To argue inadequately.
    • Innovative ideas that are underargued — and we have seen that innovative ideas often will be underargued — have little chance of being accepted2004, David Shatz, Peer Review: A Critical Inquiry, page 101

Questions about underargued

What is underargued the simple past and past participle of?
Underargued is the simple past and past participle of underargue.

Words near underargued in the dictionary

  1. underarch
  2. underarched
  3. underarches
  4. underarching
  5. underargue
  6. underargued
  7. underargues
  8. underarguing
  9. underarm
  10. underarm crutch
  11. underarm crutches

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