underexamined

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adjective

Insufficiently examined; overlooked.

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Meanings

adjectiveunderexamined (comparative more underexamined, superlative most underexamined)

comparative more underexamined · superlative most underexamined

  1. Insufficiently examined; overlooked.

    Wechsberg’s profile is a relative rarity: compared with the chef, who has inspired piles of confessionals and biographies, the great restaurant host is an underexamined creature.

    2007 January 14, Sara Dickerman, “Are You Being Served?”, in New York Times

Origin

From under- + examined.

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APA

underexamined. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underexamined

MLA

“underexamined.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underexamined. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underexamined,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underexamined.

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