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Definition of "underdone" []

  • Past participle of underdo. (verb)
  • Not sufficiently cooked: an underdone turkey. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "underdone" in a sentence
  • "My main thrust was to aver the Nordin article was "underdone" and as a community service would have been much more effective if the bank involvement had been much more deeply explored; and if, as you and Waldo seemd to think, "Anyone in the world can tap one ` s bank account with only the account number" that fact, if indeed it is one, needs exploration."
  • "Deprived of the country's finest youth, his side has also not been able to travel to any warm-up tournaments, which he believes leaves them 'underdone' in comparison with other leading teams."
  • "The Wallabies lack match practice and will be "underdone" for their final Bledisloe Cup match against New Zealand in Hong Kong next week, coach Robbie Deans warned on Friday."