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underdeterrent

underdeterrent adjective: serving as an inadequate deterrent.

Adjective

underdeterrent (comparative more underdeterrent, superlative most underdeterrent)

  1. Serving as an inadequate deterrent.

Forms of underdeterrent

comparativemore underdeterrent
superlativemost underdeterrent

Origin of underdeterrent

From under- + deterrent.

Questions about underdeterrent

What does underdeterrent mean?
Underdeterrent means serving as an inadequate deterrent.
What part of speech is underdeterrent?
Underdeterrent is an adjective.

Words near underdeterrent in the dictionary

  1. underdetermined
  2. underdeterminedness
  3. underdetermines
  4. underdetermining
  5. underdeterrence
  6. underdeterrent
  7. underdevelop
  8. underdeveloped
  9. underdevelopedness
  10. underdeveloping
  11. underdevelopment

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