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underdefined

underdefined adjective: inadequately defined.

Adjective

underdefined (comparative more underdefined, superlative most underdefined)

  1. Inadequately defined.
    • The campaign of 2008 was but the latest instance of a presidential contest (like 1952 and 1964, to name only two) when the debate over foreign affairs was underdeveloped and the election mandate for the new president in foreign policy was strong but underdefined.2009 April 12, Michael Beschloss, “We’re Still the One”, in New York Times

Forms of underdefined

comparativemore underdefined
superlativemost underdefined

Origin of underdefined

From under- + defined.

Questions about underdefined

What does underdefined mean?
Underdefined means inadequately defined.
What part of speech is underdefined?
Underdefined is an adjective.

Words near underdefined in the dictionary

  1. underdefend
  2. underdefended
  3. underdefending
  4. underdefends
  5. underdefine
  6. underdefined
  7. underdefines
  8. underdefining
  9. underdefinition
  10. underdeliver
  11. underdelivered

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