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underprotective

underprotective adjective: inadequately protective; not offering or providing sufficient protection.

Adjective

underprotective (comparative more underprotective, superlative most underprotective)

  1. Inadequately protective; not offering or providing sufficient protection.
    Antonyms:
    overprotective

Antonyms of underprotective

Forms of underprotective

comparativemore underprotective
superlativemost underprotective

Origin of underprotective

From under- + protective.

Words formed from underprotective

Questions about underprotective

What does underprotective mean?
Underprotective means inadequately protective; not offering or providing sufficient protection.
What part of speech is underprotective?
Underprotective is an adjective.

Words near underprotective in the dictionary

  1. underprosecuted
  2. underprotect
  3. underprotected
  4. underprotecting
  5. underprotection
  6. underprotective
  7. underprotectiveness
  8. underprotects
  9. underprove
  10. underprovide
  11. underprovided

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