underdefined

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adjective

Inadequately defined.

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Meanings

adjectiveunderdefined (comparative more underdefined, superlative most underdefined)

comparative more underdefined · superlative most underdefined

  1. Inadequately defined.

    The campaign of 2008 was but the latest instance of a presidential contest (like 1952 and 1964, to name only two) when the debate over foreign affairs was underdeveloped and the election mandate for the new president in foreign policy was strong but underdefined.

    2009 April 12, Michael Beschloss, “We’re Still the One”, in New York Times

Origin

From under- + defined.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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