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underimpresses

underimpresses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underimpress.

Meaning of underimpress

Verb

underimpress (third-person singular simple present underimpresses, present participle underimpressing, simple past and past participle underimpressed)

  1. (transitive) To impress less than expected; to disappoint, to underwhelm.
    • The tendency for judges to be overly impressed by family work done by fathers and underimpressed by that done by mothers shows how women can be made vulnerable by a standard designed around gender rather than around sex.2001 September 13, Joan Williams, Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What To Do About It, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 230

Questions about underimpresses

What is underimpresses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Underimpresses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underimpress.

Words near underimpresses in the dictionary

  1. underimmunizes
  2. underimmunizing
  3. underimmunosuppression
  4. underimpress
  5. underimpressed
  6. underimpresses
  7. underimpressing
  8. underimproved
  9. underinclusion
  10. underinclusions
  11. underinclusive

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