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underinformed

underinformed adjective: given inadequate information.

Adjective

underinformed (comparative more underinformed, superlative most underinformed)

  1. Given inadequate information.
    • He would have met the real estate agents selling overpriced merchandise to underinformed dreamers and heard the agents’ pitch — “Investors like you, sir, are making a fortune.”2009 May 10, “Due Diligence”, in New York Times

Forms of underinformed

comparativemore underinformed
superlativemost underinformed

Origin of underinformed

From under- + informed.

Questions about underinformed

What does underinformed mean?
Underinformed means given inadequate information.
What part of speech is underinformed?
Underinformed is an adjective.

Words near underinformed in the dictionary

  1. underinflates
  2. underinflating
  3. underinflation
  4. underinfluenced
  5. underinformative
  6. underinformed
  7. underinspired
  8. underinstruct
  9. underinstrumented
  10. underinsulate
  11. underinsulated

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