- underdone
- adjective Date: 1683 not thoroughly cooked ; rare
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
underdone
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underdone — (adj.) 1680s, in reference to cooked meat, from UNDER (Cf. under) + DONE (Cf. done) … Etymology dictionary
underdone — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of food) insufficiently cooked … English terms dictionary
underdone — [un΄dər dun′] adj. not cooked enough or thoroughly: said esp. of meat … English World dictionary
underdone — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)dʌ̱n[/t]] ADJ GRADED Underdone food has been cooked for less time than necessary, and so is not pleasant to eat. The second batch of bread came out underdone. ...underdone meat. Ant: overdone … English dictionary
underdone — Rare Rare, a. [Compar. {Rarer} (r[^a]r [ e]r); superl. {Rarest}.] [Cf. AS. hr[=e]r, or E. rare early. [root]18.] Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton. [1913 Webster] New laid eggs, which Baucis… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
underdone — un|der|done [ʌndə dʌn] <aus engl. underdone »halb gar«> innerlich roh, schwach gebraten (von Fleisch; Gastr.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
underdone — un|der|done [ ,ʌndər dʌn ] adjective underdone food has not been cooked for long enough ─ opposite OVERDONE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
underdone — adjective meat that is underdone is not completely cooked compare overdone … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
underdone — UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈdʌn] / US [ˌʌndərˈdʌn] adjective underdone food has not been cooked for long enough … English dictionary
underdone — [ˌʌndəˈdʌn] adj underdone food has not been cooked for long enough Ant: overdone … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
underdone — /ˈʌndədʌn / (say unduhdun) adjective 1. (of food, especially meat) cooked lightly or less than completely. 2. Sport not given full preparation for a game. 3. Colloquial not fully prepared: an election candidate who was underdone …
