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underdanced

underdanced adjective: of a theatrical production, etc.: featuring too little dancing.

Adjective

underdanced (comparative more underdanced, superlative most underdanced)

  1. Of a theatrical production, etc.: featuring too little dancing.
    • And since it’s largely underdanced, it only occasionally feels like a ballet.2009 June 6, Alastair Macaulay, “Love, the Rough and Elegant Editions”, in New York Times

Forms of underdanced

comparativemore underdanced
superlativemost underdanced

Origin of underdanced

From under- + danced.

Questions about underdanced

What does underdanced mean?
Underdanced means of a theatrical production, etc.: featuring too little dancing.
What part of speech is underdanced?
Underdanced is an adjective.

Words near underdanced in the dictionary

  1. underdamped
  2. underdamper
  3. underdampers
  4. underdamping
  5. underdamps
  6. underdanced
  7. underdeacon
  8. underdeacons
  9. underdeal
  10. underdealing
  11. underdealings

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