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undercelebrated

undercelebrated adjective: not having received as much fame as one deserves.

Adjective

undercelebrated (comparative more undercelebrated, superlative most undercelebrated)

  1. Not having received as much fame as one deserves.
    • In “The Recognitions,” the famously undercelebrated doorstop by William Gaddis, the virtuosity of a painter who makes counterfeit “undiscovered” paintings by Flemish masters is the vehicle through which Gaddis questions the genuineness of other forms of art, life and religion.2009 February 26, Cintra Wilson, “When Your Clothes Have a Backstory”, in New York Times

Forms of undercelebrated

comparativemore undercelebrated
superlativemost undercelebrated

Origin of undercelebrated

From under- + celebrated.

Questions about undercelebrated

What does undercelebrated mean?
Undercelebrated means not having received as much fame as one deserves.
What part of speech is undercelebrated?
Undercelebrated is an adjective.

Words near undercelebrated in the dictionary

  1. undercasting
  2. undercasts
  3. undercause
  4. undercauses
  5. undercautious
  6. undercelebrated
  7. undercellar
  8. undercellars
  9. underchallenge
  10. underchallenged
  11. underchallenges

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