Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underexploited

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-ex-ploit-ed
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not exploited to any great extent; not used to full advantage.

Example Sentences

"The region's mineral resources are currently underexploited."

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 exploited English underexploited From under- + exploited.

Inflected Forms

more underexploited (comparative) most underexploited (superlative)

Questions

What does underexploited mean?: Not exploited to any great extent; not used to full advantage.
Where does underexploited 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 exploited English underexploited From under- + exploited.

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