underfired

un·der·fired

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-der-fiuh rd]
- /ˌʌn dərˈfɪərd/
- /ˌʌndəfˈaɪəd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der-fiuh rd]
- /ˌʌn dərˈfɪərd/

Definitions of underfired word

adjective underfired supplied with fuel or heat from beneath. 1
adjective underfired fired, or heated, from beneath, as a hot water tank 0
verb underfired simple past tense and past participle of underfire. 0
adjective underfired (comparable, ceramics) Fired at a low (or excessively low) temperature. 0
adjective underfired (not comparable, cooking) Of a cooker: having a heat source that is underneath the food being cooked. 0

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Origin of underfired

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; under- + fire + -ed2

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Parts of speech for Underfired

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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underfired popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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