underdone

un·der·done

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-der-duhn]
- /ˈʌn dərˈdʌn/
- /ˌʌn.dəˈdʌn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der-duhn]
- /ˈʌn dərˈdʌn/

Definitions of underdone word

adjective underdone (of food) not thoroughly cooked; not cooked enough. 1
adjective underdone Chiefly British. (of meat) rare. 1
adjective underdone not cooked enough 1
adjective underdone Underdone food has been cooked for less time than necessary, and so is not pleasant to eat. 0
adjective underdone insufficiently or lightly cooked 0
adjective underdone not cooked enough or thoroughly 0

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Origin of underdone

First appearance:

before 1675

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1675-85; under- + done

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Parts of speech for Underdone

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Underdone

underdone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for underdone

adj underdone

half-cooked — not cooked thoroughly

Just one Synonym for underdone

Antonyms for underdone

adjective underdone

excessive — More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.
overboard — over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water: to fall overboard.
overcooked — Simple past tense and past participle of overcook.
overdone — past participle of overdo.

All 4 Antonyms of underdone