underfix

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verb

To fix inadequately, or below what is required or expected

Opposite
overfix
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Meanings

verbunderfix (third-person singular simple present underfixes, present participle underfixing, simple past and past participle underfixed)

present singular third person underfixes · participle present underfixing · participle past underfixed · past underfixed

  1. transitiveTo fix inadequately, or below what is required or expected

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
overfix

Origin

From under- + fix.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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