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underarguing

underarguing is the present participle and gerund 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 underarguing

What is underarguing the present participle and gerund of?
Underarguing is the present participle and gerund of underargue.

Words near underarguing in the dictionary

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

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