Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underexamined

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-ex-am-ined
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Insufficiently examined; overlooked.

Example Sentences

"Wechsberg’s profile is a relative rarity: compared with the chef, who has inspired piles of confessionals and biographies, the great restaurant host is an underexamined creature."

Etymology

From under- + examined.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Inflected Forms

more underexamined (comparative) most underexamined (superlative)

Questions

What does underexamined mean?: Insufficiently examined; overlooked.
Where does underexamined come from?: From under- + examined.

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