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underdelivered

underdelivered is the simple past and past participle of underdeliver.

Meaning of underdeliver

Verb

underdeliver (third-person singular simple present underdelivers, present participle underdelivering, simple past and past participle underdelivered)

  1. To deliver less, or at an inferior level, than promised or expected
    • […] the result was a warning to all exhibition organisers about the dangers of overpromising and underdelivering when promoting events.2009 March 3, “Promoters fake Howard support”, in Herald Sun

Questions about underdelivered

What is underdelivered the simple past and past participle of?
Underdelivered is the simple past and past participle of underdeliver.

Words near underdelivered in the dictionary

  1. underdefined
  2. underdefines
  3. underdefining
  4. underdefinition
  5. underdeliver
  6. underdelivered
  7. underdeliverer
  8. underdeliverers
  9. underdeliveries
  10. underdelivering
  11. underdelivers

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