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underfamiliar

underfamiliar adjective: insufficiently acquainted with something.

Adjective

underfamiliar (not comparable)

  1. Insufficiently acquainted with something.

Origin of underfamiliar

From under- + familiar.

Words formed from underfamiliar

Questions about underfamiliar

What does underfamiliar mean?
Underfamiliar means insufficiently acquainted with something.
What part of speech is underfamiliar?
Underfamiliar is an adjective.

Words near underfamiliar in the dictionary

  1. underfaces
  2. underfacing
  3. underfactorization
  4. underfalconer
  5. underfalconers
  6. underfamiliar
  7. underfamiliarity
  8. underfamilies
  9. underfamily
  10. underfarm
  11. underfarmed

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