undercovered
undercovered adjective: insufficiently covered (against risk). Also the simple past and past participle of undercover.
Adjective
undercovered (comparative more undercovered, superlative most undercovered)
- Insufficiently covered (against risk).
- If you are looking for a way to invest in undercovered stocks, Ms. Twitchell noted that an exchange traded fund opened last September, the Claymore/Sabrient Stealth E.T.F., “which provides exposure to an index of 150 stocks covered by two or fewer analysts.”2007 July 7, Paul B. Brown Who Is 5-Foot-10, “Look for the Overlooked Stocks”, in New York Times
- Having too little coverage.
- To go outside the unusual, to report the uncovered or undercovered, reporters have to find new listening posts.2006, George Padgett, New Directions in Diversity, →ISBN
Also used as
undercovered is also the simple past and past participle of undercover.
Forms of undercovered
| comparative | more undercovered |
|---|---|
| superlative | most undercovered |
Origin of undercovered
From under- + covered.
From undercover + -ed.
Questions about undercovered
- What does undercovered mean?
- Undercovered means insufficiently covered (against risk).
- What part of speech is undercovered?
- Undercovered is an adjective.
Words near undercovered in the dictionary
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