underrehearsed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English rehearsed English underrehearsed From under- + rehearsed.
Meanings
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(qualifier:performing arts) Insufficiently rehearsed
When two or three of the women were supposed to be dancing in unison, arms and legs were often extended at different angles, making the dancers seem sloppy, underrehearsed.
1988 May 13, Justin Hayford, “Cicago Dance Medium”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more underrehearsed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most underrehearsed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |