Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underengined

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-engined
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having too small an engine in relation to its size.

Example Sentences

"1889-1913, Rudyard Kipling, "From Sea to Sea", From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches, Letters of Travel Only under the most favorable circumstances of wind and steam can their underengined boats cover the distance in fifteen days. Our City of Peking, for instance, had been jogging along at a gentle ten knots an hour, a pace out of all proportion to her bulk."

Etymology

From under- + engined.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Questions

What does underengined mean?: having too small an engine in relation to its size.
Where does underengined come from?: From under- + engined.

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