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underdone

[ uhn-der-duhn ]

adjective

  1. (of food) not thoroughly cooked; not cooked enough.
  2. Chiefly British. (of meat) rare.


underdone

/ ˌʌ²Ô»åəˈ»åÊŒ²Ô /

adjective

  1. insufficiently or lightly cooked
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of underdone1

First recorded in 1675–85; under- + done
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The pasta was a touch underdone—perfect timing.

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"We don't have studies to show this because studies on women are grossly underfunded and underdone."

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They believe the man, who got a tapeworm from eating underdone pork, infected himself.

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In a footnote, he called Sotomayor’s example both colorful and “a bit underdone.â€

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The residual heat will cook any lingering underdone egg, melt the cheese, and warm up the other additions.

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