"underweening" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more underweening [comparative], most underweening [superlative]
Etymology: From underween + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|underween|ing}} underween + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} underweening (comparative more underweening, superlative most underweening)
  1. Extremely modest.
    Sense id: en-underweening-en-adj-JGWEplDY

Noun [English]

Etymology: From underween + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|underween|ing}} underween + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} underweening (uncountable)
  1. Undervaluation. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-underweening-en-noun-F0HLT10O

Verb [English]

Etymology: From underween + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|underween|ing}} underween + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} underweening
  1. present participle and gerund of underween Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: underween Related terms: underween
    Sense id: en-underweening-en-verb-GP0NQFz1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 29 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 10 15 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 15 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 11 83
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