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understrength

understrength adjective: lacking in number (of a military unit, sport team, etc.).

Adjective

understrength (comparative more understrength, superlative most understrength)

  1. Lacking in number (of a military unit, sport team, etc.)
  2. Lacking in strength or durability (of a material or structure)

Forms of understrength

comparativemore understrength
superlativemost understrength

Origin of understrength

From under- + strength.

Questions about understrength

What does understrength mean?
Understrength means lacking in number (of a military unit, sport team, etc.).
What part of speech is understrength?
Understrength is an adjective.

Words near understrength in the dictionary

  1. understrata
  2. understratum
  3. understratums
  4. understream
  5. understreams
  6. understrength
  7. understress
  8. understressed
  9. understresses
  10. understressing
  11. understride

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