underdanced

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adjective

Of a theatrical production, etc.: featuring too little dancing.

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Meanings

adjectiveunderdanced (comparative more underdanced, superlative most underdanced)

comparative more underdanced · superlative most underdanced

  1. Of a theatrical production, etc.: featuring too little dancing.

    And since it’s largely underdanced, it only occasionally feels like a ballet.

    2009 June 6, Alastair Macaulay, “Love, the Rough and Elegant Editions”, in New York Times

Origin

From under- + danced.

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APA

underdanced. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdanced

MLA

“underdanced.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdanced. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underdanced,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdanced.

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