underwork

un·der·work

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-der-wurk]
- /ˌʌn dərˈwɜrk/
- /ˈʌn.də.wɜːk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der-wurk]
- /ˌʌn dərˈwɜrk/

Definitions of underwork word

verb with object underwork to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea. 1
verb with object underwork to employ inadequately: He underworks his mind and overworks his feet. 1
verb without object underwork to do less work than is normal or proper: He is fat because he underworks and overeats. 1
noun underwork insufficient or inadequate work 0
verb underwork to do less work than is expected, required, or suitable 0
verb underwork to do a particular kind of work for a lower price than other workers in the same field 0

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Origin of underwork

First appearance:

before 1495

One of the 26% oldest English words

First recorded in 1495-1505; under- + work

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Parts of speech for Underwork

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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underwork popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

underwork usage trend in Literature

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