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under-
prefix /ʌn.dər-/
/-dɚ-/ Definition
› not enough or not done as well or as much as is necessary: undercooked potatoes underprivileged children We're all overworked and underpaid. His boss says he's under-performing (= not doing as well as he should) at work. → Compare over-Scarce, inadequate and not enoughLacking things › below: underwear an underpassUnder and below
(Definition of under- prefix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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