"underassured" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more underassured [comparative], most underassured [superlative]
Etymology: under- + assured Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|assured}} under- + assured Head templates: {{en-adj}} underassured (comparative more underassured, superlative most underassured)
  1. Insufficiently assured.
    Sense id: en-underassured-en-adj-sGP1LnwB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

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