underguess

Meanings

verbunderguess (third-person singular simple present underguesses, present participle underguessing, simple past and past participle underguessed)

present singular third person underguesses · participle present underguessing · participle past underguessed · past underguessed

To make a guess that is too small; to underestimate.
Those diners were left to guess, or rather to underguess by an average 600 calories per meal.
2007 October 27, “Bringing Calories Out of Hiding”, in New York Times
Synonyms: underapproximate, underreckon, misunderestimate, sell short, underapproximate, underestimate, underjudge, underrate · Antonyms: overapproximate, overthink, overapproximate, overestimate, overhold, overrate, overreckon, overstate

verbTo make a guess that is too small; to underestimate.

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