"underexplain" meaning in English

See underexplain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underexplain.wav Forms: underexplains [present, singular, third-person], underexplaining [participle, present], underexplained [participle, past], underexplained [past]
Etymology: From under- + explain. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|explain}} under- + explain Head templates: {{en-verb}} underexplain (third-person singular simple present underexplains, present participle underexplaining, simple past and past participle underexplained)
  1. To provide an insufficient explanation
    Sense id: en-underexplain-en-verb-6MKhuHw2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      ]
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    },
    {
      "form": "underexplaining",
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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