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underreactive

UK/ˌʌndəɹiˈæktɪv/US/ˌʌnd.əɹ.ɹiˈæk.tɪv/

underreactive adjective: insufficiently reactive; underreacting.

Adjective

underreactive (comparative more underreactive, superlative most underreactive)

  1. Insufficiently reactive; underreacting.

Forms of underreactive

comparativemore underreactive
superlativemost underreactive

Questions about underreactive

What does underreactive mean?
Underreactive means insufficiently reactive; underreacting.
What part of speech is underreactive?
Underreactive is an adjective.
How do you pronounce underreactive?
Underreactive is pronounced /ˌʌnd.əɹ.ɹiˈæk.tɪv/ (US).

Words near underreactive in the dictionary

  1. underreact
  2. underreacted
  3. underreacting
  4. underreaction
  5. underreactions
  6. underreactive
  7. underreactor
  8. underreactors
  9. underreacts
  10. underread
  11. underreader

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