"underthink" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: underthinks [present, singular, third-person], underthinking [participle, present], underthought [participle, past], underthought [past]
Etymology: From under- + think. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|think}} under- + think Head templates: {{en-verb|underthinks|underthinking|underthought}} underthink (third-person singular simple present underthinks, present participle underthinking, simple past and past participle underthought)
  1. To give insufficient thought or consideration to; fail to consider adequately. Derived forms: underthinker
    Sense id: en-underthink-en-verb-KHgrCIwj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

Inflected forms

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