"underactive" meaning in English

See underactive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more underactive [comparative], most underactive [superlative]
Rhymes: -æktɪv Etymology: under- + active Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|active}} under- + active Head templates: {{en-adj}} underactive (comparative more underactive, superlative most underactive)
  1. Less than normally active. Synonyms: hypoactive

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