underkill
Insufficient disposal because of inadequate inspection criteriaInsufficient disposal because of inadequate inspection criteria.
UK/ˈʌndəˌkɪl/US/ˈʌndɚˌkɪl/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Insufficient disposal because of inadequate inspection criteria.
(uncountable)The situation where a weapon does too little destruction, or less than it potentially could.
Origin
From under- + kill.From under- + kill.
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Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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