underkill

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UK/ˈʌndəˌkɪl/US/ˈʌndɚˌkɪl/UK/ˌʌndəˈkɪl/US/ˌʌndɚˈkɪl/

noun

Insufficient disposal because of inadequate inspection criteria.

Opposite
overkill
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Meanings

noununderkill (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebusinessInsufficient disposal because of inadequate inspection criteria.
  2. uncountablegovernmentThe situation where a weapon does too little destruction, or less than it potentially could.
verbunderkill (third-person singular simple present underkills, present participle underkilling, simple past and past participle underkilled)

present singular third person underkills · participle present underkilling · participle past underkilled · past underkilled

  1. businessTo dispose of too few items because of inadequate inspection criteria.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
overkill
Opposite
overkill

Origin

From under- + kill.

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Cite this entry
APA

underkill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underkill

MLA

“underkill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underkill. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underkill,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underkill.

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