Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undermaintain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-main-tain
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To maintain inadequately; to allow to fall into disrepair.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"For some years locomotives and coaches have been overworked and undermaintained to a degree without precedent in British railway history, and the leeway in maintenance now to be made up is very great."
"The cracking sound, he explained, as far as I, a non-plumber, could understand, was the sound of the overworked, undermaintained and weirdly installed heating unit’s core rupturing and spilling water into the basement."

Etymology

From under- + maintain.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

undermaintains (present, singular) undermaintaining (participle, present) undermaintained (participle, past) undermaintained (past)

Questions

What does undermaintain mean?: To maintain inadequately; to allow to fall into disrepair.
Where does undermaintain come from?: From under- + maintain.

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