underdone

adjective

un·​der·​done ˌən-dər-ˈdən How to pronounce underdone (audio)
: not thoroughly cooked : rare

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Everything came out evenly cooked with no underdone or overdone areas. Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2025 The chassis feels, by Mini’s standards, underdone and unsophisticated. Michael Taylor, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 This ensemble would, in the hands of another director, feel like an abundance of riches, but Liman opts to give The Instigators a grubby, underdone style that dulls a lot of the supporting cast’s colorful work. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024 Family members began eating the kabobs but noted that the meat tasted underdone, so it was recooked and served again. Eric Henderson, CBS News, 24 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for underdone

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of underdone was in 1683

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“Underdone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underdone. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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underdone

adjective
un·​der·​done ˌən-dər-ˈdən How to pronounce underdone (audio)
: not thoroughly cooked : rare

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