Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underkill

/ˈʌndɚˌkɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-kill
IPA
/ˈʌndɚˌkɪl/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Insufficient disposal because of inadequate inspection criteria.

Uncountable

noun

The situation where a weapon does too little destruction, or less than it potentially could.

Uncountable

verb

To dispose of too few items because of inadequate inspection criteria.

Etymology

From under- + kill.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈʌndɚˌkɪl/
  • British English: /ˈʌndəˌkɪl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

underkills (present, singular) underkilling (participle, present) underkilled (participle, past) underkilled (past)

Antonyms

overkill

Questions

How do you pronounce underkill?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌndɚˌkɪl/.
What does underkill mean?
Insufficient disposal because of inadequate inspection criteria.
Where does underkill come from?
From under- + kill.

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