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underproficient

underproficient adjective: inadequately proficient.

Adjective

underproficient (comparative more underproficient, superlative most underproficient)

  1. Inadequately proficient.

Forms of underproficient

comparativemore underproficient
superlativemost underproficient

Origin of underproficient

From under- + proficient.

Questions about underproficient

What does underproficient mean?
Underproficient means inadequately proficient.
What part of speech is underproficient?
Underproficient is an adjective.

Words near underproficient in the dictionary

  1. underproducing
  2. underproduction
  3. underproductions
  4. underproductive
  5. underproductivity
  6. underproficient
  7. underproliferation
  8. underpromise
  9. underpromise and overdeliver
  10. underpromised
  11. underpromises

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