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underexclusive

underexclusive adjective: not exclusive enough; tending to exclude too little.

Adjective

underexclusive (comparative more underexclusive, superlative most underexclusive)

  1. Not exclusive enough; tending to exclude too little.

Forms of underexclusive

comparativemore underexclusive
superlativemost underexclusive

Origin of underexclusive

From under- + exclusive.

Questions about underexclusive

What does underexclusive mean?
Underexclusive means not exclusive enough; tending to exclude too little.
What part of speech is underexclusive?
Underexclusive is an adjective.

Words near underexclusive in the dictionary

  1. underexaggerate
  2. underexaggerated
  3. underexaggerates
  4. underexaggerating
  5. underexamined
  6. underexclusive
  7. underexcretion
  8. underexercise
  9. underexercised
  10. underexercises
  11. underexercising

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