underpunctuated

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English

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Etymology 1

From under- +‎ punctuated.

Adjective

underpunctuated (comparative more underpunctuated, superlative most underpunctuated)

  1. Having insufficient punctuation.
    • 2007 August 29, Kelefa Sanneh, “Amid All the Cheers, a Few Signs of Change”, in New York Times:
      Before “Come Clean,” also known as the theme song for the MTV reality drama “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County,” she made a characteristically dispassionate (and, it seemed, underpunctuated) request for audience participation: “Hey you guys know this song help me sing O.K.”

Etymology 2

Verb

underpunctuated

  1. simple past and past participle of underpunctuate