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underilluminating

underilluminating adjective: that provides insufficient illumination.

Adjective

underilluminating (not comparable)

  1. That provides insufficient illumination

Origin of underilluminating

From under- + illuminating.

Questions about underilluminating

What does underilluminating mean?
Underilluminating means that provides insufficient illumination.
What part of speech is underilluminating?
Underilluminating is an adjective.

Words near underilluminating in the dictionary

  1. underided
  2. underidentification
  3. underidentified
  4. underidentify
  5. underilluminated
  6. underilluminating
  7. underimagined
  8. underimmunise
  9. underimmunised
  10. underimmunises
  11. underimmunising

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