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underdefining

underdefining is the present participle and gerund of underdefine.

Meaning of underdefine

Verb

underdefine (third-person singular simple present underdefines, present participle underdefining, simple past and past participle underdefined)

  1. (transitive) To define too broadly, or in too little depth.

Questions about underdefining

What is underdefining the present participle and gerund of?
Underdefining is the present participle and gerund of underdefine.

Words near underdefining in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: underdefining (page history and authors); underdefine (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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