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English
Etymology
From under- + kill.
Pronunciation
- noun
- verb
Noun
underkill (uncountable)
- (manufacturing) Insufficient disposal because of inadequate inspection criteria.
- (military) The situation where a weapon does too little destruction, or less than it potentially could.
Antonyms
Verb
underkill (third-person singular simple present underkills, present participle underkilling, simple past and past participle underkilled)
- (manufacturing) To dispose of too few items because of inadequate inspection criteria.
Antonyms