underimpressing

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A form of underimpress — To impress less than expected; to disappoint, to underwhelm.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of underimpress

    With rude male comics underimpressing, tough girls took charge.

    2011 April 10, Richard Corliss, “Box Office: Hop Bounds Over Arthur in the Battle of the Brands”, in Time, New York, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2023
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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