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underventilated en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From under- + ventilated.

Meanings

  1. Insufficiently ventilated.
    • But when the Beastie Boys played Central Park SummerStage on Wednesday night, Mike D (a k a Michael Diamond) made a point of complaining, or bragging, about his slow ride uptown on an underventilated A train. 2007 August 10, Nate Chinen, “Giving the Hometown Fans a Dose of Classic Hometown Hip-Hop”, in New York Times:

Forms

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most underventilated Degree=Sup lexicographic
more underventilated Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Coordinates

underperfused

Relateds

hypoventilation · hypoventilate