undershot

adjective

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un·der·shot | \ ˈən-dər-ˌshät

Definition of undershot

1 : moved by water passing beneath an undershot wheel

2 : having the lower incisor teeth or lower jaw projecting beyond the upper when the mouth is closed

Examples of undershot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The 266,000 net new jobs in April far undershot economists’ forecasts, and the Labor Department’s latest Jolts survey showed some 7.4 million unfilled positions. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 10 May 2021 On May 16, Berenson pointed out that 300 people had died from the coronavirus in Colorado, a number that far undershot initial projections in the state. — Spencer Neale, Washington Examiner, 4 June 2020 Third-quarter net profits, down by 24% on the same period last year, to $3bn, undershot pundits’ forecasts by 14%. — The Economist, 2 Nov. 2019 But wage growth has persistently undershot economist expectations. — Josh Mitchell, WSJ, 4 May 2018 Wage growth could put longer-term pressure on prices, but it undershot expectations in data released on Wednesday. — Reuters, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2017 The Fed targets an inflation rate of 2%, and over the last five years has consistently undershot that. — Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2017

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