underdescribed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From under- + described.
Meanings
-
Not described with sufficient precision.
LaPorte shows that some of these cases—like Putnam’s Twin Earth—are seriously underdescribed; others—like the jade/jadeite/nephrite example–are historically inaccurate.
2008 October 22, R. W. Fischer, “Joseph LaPorte, Natural Kinds and Conceptual Change”, in Erkenntnis, volume 69, number 3, →DOI:
- (formal, not-comparable) Described further on in the same document.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more underdescribed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most underdescribed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |