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underwired

UK/ˌʌndəˈwʌɪəd/

adjective

What it means

  1. not comparableFitted with wiring or straps to provide better support for the breasts.

    an underwired bra

In a sentence

an underwired bra

Where it comes from

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Englishwired
  13. Englishunderwired

From under- + wired.

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