underthink en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From under- + think. Compare Old English underþenċan (“to look into, consider”).
Meanings
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To give insufficient thought or consideration to; fail to consider adequately.
There was a new one; usually, I underthink these things.
2007, Brian Haig, Man in the Middle:This gives us plenty of opportunity to overthink — or underthink — the problem, and this is where we really start to bollix things up.
2008, Jeffrey Kluger, Simplexity:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underthinks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| underthought | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underthought | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| underthinking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |