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underlinked

underlinked adjective: having underlying links; subtly interconnected.

Adjective

underlinked (comparative more underlinked, superlative most underlinked)

  1. Having underlying links; subtly interconnected.
  2. Not linked strongly enough.
    • Basically there are underlinked reasons for drug abuse in our society. There is a relationship that the mass media enjoys with society or has with society which may or may not allow the effective communication of a message.1984, Mass Media Conference on Drug Abuse Prevention

Forms of underlinked

comparativemore underlinked
superlativemost underlinked

Origin of underlinked

From under- + linked.

Questions about underlinked

What does underlinked mean?
Underlinked means having underlying links; subtly interconnected.
What part of speech is underlinked?
Underlinked is an adjective.

Words near underlinked in the dictionary

  1. underlines
  2. underling
  3. underlings
  4. underlining
  5. underlinings
  6. underlinked
  7. underlip
  8. underlips
  9. underliquidity
  10. underlisted
  11. underlit

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