Meanings
adjectiveunderdocumented (comparative more underdocumented, superlative most underdocumented)
comparative more underdocumented · superlative most underdocumented
- Having inadequate documentation.
Copeland, like most slaves, is woefully underdocumented; we know that she somehow became literate, migrated to New York in the 1880s and found a job in domestic service.
2009 March 8, Baz Dreisinger, “A Transracial Man”, in New York Times
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of underdocument
Origin
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“underdocumented.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdocumented. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underdocumented,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdocumented.
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