undersung

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adjective

Insufficiently valued or praised

OriginEnglish sung ← Middle English under- ← Old English under- →
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Meanings

adjectiveundersung (comparative more undersung, superlative most undersung)

comparative more undersung · superlative most undersung

  1. Insufficiently valued or praised

    But plays dont perform themselves, and the most inspiring story of the season may be the return to the center spotlight of that undersung asset, the actor.

    2007 December 30, Charles Isherwood, “Plays Well With Others”, in New York Times

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. Englishsung
  13. Englishundersung

From under- + sung.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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