underdo

[ uhn-der-doo ]

/ ˌʌn dərˈdu /

to do less or in a lesser fashion than is usual or requisite.

Origin of underdo

First recorded in 1605–15; under- + do¹

undercut, undercutter, underdaks, underdevelop, underdeveloped, underdo, underdog, underdone, underdraft, underdrain, underdrainage

A young fellow should be ambitious to shine in everything; and, of the two, rather overdo than underdo.
A Letter Book|George Saintsbury
It is distinctly unhealthful either to overdo or to underdo work, play, rest, or sleep.
How to Live|Irving Fisher and Eugene Fisk
The English overdo or underdo everything, and are either drunk or in despair.
Winterslow|William Hazlitt
A young fellow should be ambitious to shine in everything—and, of the two, always rather overdo than underdo.
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son|The Earl of Chesterfield

单词	underdo
释义	underdo [ uhn-der-doo ] / ˌʌn dərˈdu / verb (used with or without object), un·der·did, un·der·done, un·der·do·ing. to do less or in a lesser fashion than is usual or requisite. Origin of underdo First recorded in 1605–15; under- + do¹ Words nearby underdo undercut, undercutter, underdaks, underdevelop, underdeveloped, underdo, underdog, underdone, underdraft, underdrain, underdrainage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for underdo A young fellow should be ambitious to shine in everything; and, of the two, rather overdo than underdo. A Letter Book\|George Saintsbury It is distinctly unhealthful either to overdo or to underdo work, play, rest, or sleep. How to Live\|Irving Fisher and Eugene Fisk The English overdo or underdo everything, and are either drunk or in despair. Winterslow\|William Hazlitt A young fellow should be ambitious to shine in everything—and, of the two, always rather overdo than underdo. The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son\|The Earl of Chesterfield
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