"underfunction" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: under- + function Etymology templates: {{pre|en|under|function}} under- + function Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} underfunction (uncountable)
  1. Inadequate function. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-underfunction-en-noun-LZ3Y6uRP Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 52 48

Verb

Forms: underfunctions [present, singular, third-person], underfunctioning [participle, present], underfunctioned [participle, past], underfunctioned [past]
Etymology: under- + function Etymology templates: {{pre|en|under|function}} under- + function Head templates: {{en-verb}} underfunction (third-person singular simple present underfunctions, present participle underfunctioning, simple past and past participle underfunctioned)
  1. (intransitive) To function inadequately. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-underfunction-en-verb-s5SyCfXV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 52 48

Inflected forms

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