underdo
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Sorry to say, I've underdone the pot roast. I think we'd better put it back in the oven for a bit."
- "Sorry to say, I've underdone the downspout repair. I think we'd better hire someone to replace the whole thing."
- "Near-synonyms: (of tasks) half-ass, shortchange, phone in"
- "We warned him not to underdo it. This customer expects attention to detail."
- "Near-synonyms: underachieve, slack off"
Etymology
From Middle English underdon, from Old English underdōn (“to put under”), from Proto-Germanic *under + *dōną (“to put”). Equivalent to under- + do. Cognate with German unterthun (“to put under, subject”).