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ˌunderˈtoned, ppl. a.2
[under-1 10 a.]
Defective in tone.
1849Athenæum 3 Nov. 1114/1 Its production appeared to be of an extemporaneous character,—much in it was under⁓toned. 1888G. Wilson Centen. Confer. Missions I. 96 The influence of a faithless under-toned Missionary on the Church at home is appalling. |