underinclusive

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adjective

Not inclusive enough; tending to include too little.

OriginEnglish inclusive ← Middle French inclusif ← Medieval Latin inclūsīvus →
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Meanings

adjectiveunderinclusive (comparative more underinclusive, superlative most underinclusive)

comparative more underinclusive · superlative most underinclusive

  1. Not inclusive enough; tending to include too little.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  13. Proto-Italic*en
  14. Proto-Italic*en-
  15. Latinin-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*kleh₂w-
  17. Proto-Italic*klaudō
  18. Latinclaudō
  19. Latininclūdō
  20. Latininclūsus
  21. Medieval Latininclūsīvus
  22. Middle Frenchinclusif
  23. Englishinclusive
  24. Englishunderinclusive

From under- + inclusive.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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