undercooked en · ADJ
Meanings
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Insufficiently cooked, so as to be unpalatable or inedible.
I can't eat this chicken – it's undercooked.
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Very lightly cooked.
For the main course, order any of the fresh fish from the blackboard; the swordfish is always wonderful (and nicely undercooked, unless you specify otherwise).
1987 April, “Restaurants”, in Orange Coast Magazine, volume 13, number 4, page 80:She had fixed me a light supper — perfectly undercooked scrambled eggs, rye toast, a sliced orange, and a wedge of gouda cheese.
2020, Harold Fickett, The Holy Fool: A Novel, page 127:The yellowfin tuna at a seaside restaurant is nicely undercooked.
2008, Robert D. Temple, Edge Effects: The Border-name Places, page 214:The broccoli was nicely undercooked.
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(figuratively) Done with insufficient energy, enthusiasm, etc.
His stage portrayal of Hamlet was distinctly undercooked.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most undercooked | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more undercooked | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (26)
cmn 未煮熟的 (insufficiently cooked) · ro insuficient gătit (insufficiently cooked) · nl niet te gaar (not overcooked) · fi alikypsennetty (insufficiently cooked) · ru недожа́ренный (insufficiently cooked) · fr pas cuit (insufficiently cooked) · el άβραστος (insufficiently cooked) · pl nierozgotowany (not overcooked) · gil mata (insufficiently cooked) · hil balotanóg (insufficiently cooked) · he נָא (insufficiently cooked) · fr cru (insufficiently cooked) · mi kānewha (insufficiently cooked) · pt mal cozinhado (insufficiently cooked) · yue 未煮熟嘅 (insufficiently cooked) · es crudo (insufficiently cooked) · fi alikypsä (insufficiently cooked) · mi mangungu (insufficiently cooked) · gv fo-choagyrit (insufficiently cooked) · ro crud (insufficiently cooked) · pt cru (insufficiently cooked) · hi अधपका (insufficiently cooked) · nmn ʻâã (insufficiently cooked) · pl niedogotowany (insufficiently cooked) · tl halbos (insufficiently cooked) · nl niet gaar genoeg (insufficiently cooked)