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undertrained

undertrained adjective: not having adequate training.

Adjective

undertrained (comparative more undertrained, superlative most undertrained)

  1. Not having adequate training.
    • The undertrained zookeeper met with an unfortunate fate.

Forms of undertrained

comparativemore undertrained
superlativemost undertrained

Origin of undertrained

From under- + trained.

Questions about undertrained

What does undertrained mean?
Undertrained means not having adequate training.
What part of speech is undertrained?
Undertrained is an adjective.

Words near undertrained in the dictionary

  1. undertowing
  2. undertows
  3. undertrack
  4. undertracks
  5. undertrain
  6. undertrained
  7. undertraining
  8. undertrains
  9. undertranslate
  10. undertranslated
  11. undertranslates

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