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understudied

/ʌndəɹˈstʌdid/

understudied adjective: insufficiently studied. Also the simple past and past participle of understudy.

Adjective

understudied (comparative more understudied, superlative most understudied)

  1. Insufficiently studied.

Also used as

understudied is also the simple past and past participle of understudy.

Forms of understudied

comparativemore understudied
superlativemost understudied

Origin of understudied

From under- + studied.

From understudy + -ed.

Questions about understudied

What does understudied mean?
Understudied means insufficiently studied.
What part of speech is understudied?
Understudied is an adjective.
How do you pronounce understudied?
Understudied is pronounced /ʌndəɹˈstʌdid/.

Words near understudied in the dictionary

  1. understructure
  2. understructured
  3. understructures
  4. understructuring
  5. understrung
  6. understudied
  7. understudies
  8. understudy
  9. understudying
  10. understuffed
  11. understyled

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