underinsured

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adjective

not having sufficient insurance to cover loss or damage

OriginEnglish insured ← Middle English under- ← Old English under- →
UncommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectiveunderinsured (comparative more underinsured, superlative most underinsured)

comparative more underinsured · superlative most underinsured

  1. not having sufficient insurance to cover loss or damage
  2. USnot having proper health insurance
noununderinsured (plural underinsureds)

plural underinsureds

  1. One who has insufficient insurance.

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. Englishinsured
  13. Englishunderinsured

From under- + insured.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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