underread
/ˌʌndəˈɹiːd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To read below what is normal, usual, or expected, or with less competency, alertness, ability, etc.
Transitive verb
verb
simple past and past participle of underread
adj
Read to a lesser degree; insufficiently read.
Example Sentences
- "You underread the law--I merely commented that, from the vague information you gave, it's possible you weren't so clean yourself. Even if your actions weren't illegal, they were still, in my opinion, objectionable."
- ">>> You're underthinking it. […] You underREAD my original post! :> In particular: […]"
- "-Wake-up call to the offense? Hello....offense! Anybody home? I have a feeling Coach Richt has heard the footsteps, and will turn to some of the underread pages in the playbook. (I hope!)"
- "And if you are a good novelist but a shitty short fiction writer, spending five years sending out short stories to a shrinking collection of underread and dying markets won't be getting you any credentials anyway."
- "More obscure than posting flames on an underread internet newsgroup? I'd have thought he'd bottomed out here. ;-)"
- "Some stuff that hasn't been mentioned yet that I'd love to see: […] The Atom (particularly the underread and underrated "Search for Jean Loring" storyline, though that'd have to wait for volume two)"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Usage
Inflected Forms
underreads (present, singular)
underreading (participle, present)
more underread (comparative)
most underread (superlative)