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underexplored

underexplored adjective: not explored (either physically or intellectually) to the usual degree.

Adjective

underexplored (comparative more underexplored, superlative most underexplored)

  1. Not explored (either physically or intellectually) to the usual degree
    • This is an underexplored problem in ethics.
    • The deep ocean floor remains underexplored.

Antonyms of underexplored

Forms of underexplored

comparativemore underexplored
superlativemost underexplored

Origin of underexplored

From under- + explored.

Questions about underexplored

What does underexplored mean?
Underexplored means not explored (either physically or intellectually) to the usual degree.
What part of speech is underexplored?
Underexplored is an adjective.

Words near underexplored in the dictionary

  1. underexploitation
  2. underexploitations
  3. underexploited
  4. underexploiting
  5. underexploits
  6. underexplored
  7. underexpose
  8. underexposed
  9. underexposes
  10. underexposing
  11. underexposure

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