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underinclusive

underinclusive adjective: not inclusive enough; tending to include too little.

Adjective

underinclusive (comparative more underinclusive, superlative most underinclusive)

  1. Not inclusive enough; tending to include too little.

Forms of underinclusive

comparativemore underinclusive
superlativemost underinclusive

Origin of underinclusive

From under- + inclusive.

Questions about underinclusive

What does underinclusive mean?
Underinclusive means not inclusive enough; tending to include too little.
What part of speech is underinclusive?
Underinclusive is an adjective.

Words near underinclusive in the dictionary

  1. underimpresses
  2. underimpressing
  3. underimproved
  4. underinclusion
  5. underinclusions
  6. underinclusive
  7. underinclusiveness
  8. underinclusivity
  9. underindex
  10. underindexed
  11. underindexes

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