un·der·rat·ed
| \ ˌən-dər-ˈrā-təd
, ˌən-də- \
, ˌən-də- \
Definition of underrated
: rated or valued too low
an underrated movie/book … Francis, surely the most underrated player in the league, led the improbable comeback.— E. M. Swift Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot, is a very underrated 1976 comedy-thriller about a phony psychic's accidental involvement with jewel thieves.— Joe Leydon
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“Underrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underrated. Accessed 5 Jul. 2022.
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The first known use of underrated was in 1778
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