underdry

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verb

To dry unsufficiently.

“If you underdry the cut hay, then it may develop mould in storage.”

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Meanings

verbunderdry (third-person singular simple present underdries, present participle underdrying, simple past and past participle underdried)

present singular third person underdries · participle present underdrying · participle past underdried · past underdried

  1. transitiveTo dry unsufficiently.

    If you underdry the cut hay, then it may develop mould in storage.

Origin

From under- + dry.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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