underspecify
underspecify · underspecifies · underspecified · underspecifying
To give insufficient, or insufficiently precise, informationTo give insufficient, or insufficiently precise, information; to specify incompletely.
Meaning
1 sensesTo give insufficient, or insufficiently precise, information; to specify incompletely.
Forms
underspecifies, underspecifying, underspecified, underspecified| Base form | underspecify · to underspecify |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | underspecifies |
| Present participle | underspecifying |
| Past simple | underspecified |
| Past participle | underspecified |
regular · Lesson
Antonyms
1 antonymsspecify incompletely:overspecify
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.