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understuffed

understuffed adjective: inadequately stuffed.

Adjective

understuffed (comparative more understuffed, superlative most understuffed)

  1. Inadequately stuffed.
    • a saggy, understuffed sofa

Forms of understuffed

comparativemore understuffed
superlativemost understuffed

Origin of understuffed

From under- + stuffed.

Questions about understuffed

What does understuffed mean?
Understuffed means inadequately stuffed.
What part of speech is understuffed?
Understuffed is an adjective.

Words near understuffed in the dictionary

  1. understrung
  2. understudied
  3. understudies
  4. understudy
  5. understudying
  6. understuffed
  7. understyled
  8. undersubscribe
  9. undersubscribed
  10. undersubscribes
  11. undersubscribing

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