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underentitled

underentitled adjective: feeling or acting as though one is entitled to less than one really deserves; too retiring or self-effacing.

Adjective

underentitled (comparative more underentitled, superlative most underentitled)

  1. Feeling or acting as though one is entitled to less than one really deserves; too retiring or self-effacing.
    Antonyms:
    overentitled

Antonyms of underentitled

Forms of underentitled

comparativemore underentitled
superlativemost underentitled

Origin of underentitled

From under- + entitled.

Questions about underentitled

What does underentitled mean?
Underentitled means feeling or acting as though one is entitled to less than one really deserves; too retiring or self-effacing.
What part of speech is underentitled?
Underentitled is an adjective.

Words near underentitled in the dictionary

  1. underengaged
  2. underengined
  3. underenriched
  4. underenrichment
  5. underenthused
  6. underentitled
  7. underentitlement
  8. underenumeration
  9. underequip
  10. underequipped
  11. underequipping

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