Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underexplain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-ex-plain
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To provide an insufficient explanation

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English explain English underexplain From under- + explain.

Inflected Forms

underexplains (present, singular) underexplaining (participle, present) underexplained (participle, past) underexplained (past)

Antonyms

overexplain

Questions

What does underexplain mean?
To provide an insufficient explanation
Where does underexplain come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English explain English underexplain From under- + explain.

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