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underpenetrated

underpenetrated adjective: into which insufficient penetration has been achieved.

Adjective

underpenetrated (comparative more underpenetrated, superlative most underpenetrated)

  1. Into which insufficient penetration has been achieved.
    • “The dating industry has come a long way since its inception, but the category remains underpenetrated.”2015 June 25, Chad Bray, “I.P.O. to Give Operator of Match.com and Tinder Its Own Stock”, in New York Times

Forms of underpenetrated

comparativemore underpenetrated
superlativemost underpenetrated

Origin of underpenetrated

From under- + penetrated.

Questions about underpenetrated

What does underpenetrated mean?
Underpenetrated means into which insufficient penetration has been achieved.
What part of speech is underpenetrated?
Underpenetrated is an adjective.

Words near underpenetrated in the dictionary

  1. underpeering
  2. underpeers
  3. underpenalize
  4. underpenalized
  5. underpenalizes
  6. underpenetrated
  7. underpeople
  8. underpeopled
  9. underpeopling
  10. underperceive
  11. underperceived

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