underapplication

noun

The act of underapplying.

OriginEnglish application ← Middle English applicacioun ← Old French aplicacion →
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Meanings

noununderapplication (countable and uncountable, plural underapplications)

plural underapplications

  1. countableuncountableThe act of underapplying.

    Both farmers and suburban users fertilizing lawns and golf courses generally apply more fertilizer rather than risk underapplication.

    2004, Ellen E Wohl, Disconnected Rivers: Linking Rivers to Landscapes

Origin

  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. Latinapplicātiō
  13. Old Frenchaplicacion
  14. Middle Englishapplicacioun
  15. Englishapplication
  16. Englishunderapplication

From under- + application.

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APA

underapplication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underapplication

MLA

“underapplication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underapplication. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underapplication,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underapplication.

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