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underfished

underfished adjective: fished less than would still be sustainable; suitable for a greater amount of fishing.

Adjective

underfished (comparative more underfished, superlative most underfished)

  1. (usually, a fish species) Fished less than would still be sustainable; suitable for a greater amount of fishing.

Antonyms of underfished

Forms of underfished

comparativemore underfished
superlativemost underfished

Origin of underfished

From under- + fished.

Questions about underfished

What does underfished mean?
Underfished means fished less than would still be sustainable; suitable for a greater amount of fishing.
What part of speech is underfished?
Underfished is an adjective.

Words near underfished in the dictionary

  1. underfire
  2. underfired
  3. underfires
  4. underfiring
  5. underfish
  6. underfished
  7. underfishes
  8. underfishing
  9. underfit
  10. underfit stream
  11. underfit streams

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