English Explanatory Dictionary

underfired

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Fired at a low (or excessively low) temperature.
  2. Of a cooker: having a heat source that is underneath the food being cooked.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of underfire

Pronunciation

/ˈʌndəˌfaɪəd/ /ˈʌndɚˌfaɪ(ə)ɹd/ en-us-underfired.mp3

Word forms

underfired more underfired most underfired under-fired

Etymology

From under- (prefix meaning ‘underneath; insufficiently’) + fired, or underfire + -ed.

Antonyms

overfired
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