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underwatered en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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 watered English underwatered From under- + watered.

Meanings

  1. Not watered enough.
    • In underwatered plants, brown spots usually start at the tips of leaves rather than the middle. 2021 July 22, “Is Your Plant Overwatered or Underwatered?”, in Sustained Kitchen:

Forms

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most underwatered Degree=Sup lexicographic
more underwatered Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

overwatered

Coordinates

unwatered

underwatered en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English underwater English -ed English underwatered From underwater + -ed.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of underwater
    form of underwater