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Meaning of "underwrought" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERWROUGHT

underwrought  [ˌʌndəˈrɔːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERWROUGHT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Underwrought is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNDERWROUGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of underwrought in the English dictionary

The definition of underwrought in the dictionary is understated or underdone. Other definition of underwrought is destroyed, undermined, or overthrown by secret measures.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERWROUGHT


bestraught
bɪˈstrɔːt
brought
brɔːt
distraught
dɪˈstrɔːt
fraught
frɔːt
handwrought
ˈhændˌrɔːt
highwrought
ˈhaɪˌrɔːt
interwrought
ˌɪntəˈrɔːt
inwrought
ˌɪnˈrɔːt
outwrought
aʊtˈrɔːt
overfraught
ˌəʊvəˈfrɔːt
overwrought
ˌəʊvəˈrɔːt
rort
rɔːt
unfraught
ʌnˈfrɔːt
unwrought
ʌnˈrɔːt
upwrought
ʌpˈrɔːt
wrought
rɔːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERWROUGHT

underwent
underwhelm
underwhelmed
underwhelming
underwing
underwire
underwired
underwit
underwood
underwool
underwork
underworker
underworld
underwrite
underwriter
underwriting
underwritings
underwritten
underwrote
undescendable

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERWROUGHT

aforethought
afterthought
bethought
bought
caught
dreadnought
drought
forethought
fought
free thought
hard-fought
New Thought
nought
ought
overbought
rethought
second thought
sought
thought
unsought
unthought

Synonyms and antonyms of underwrought in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «underwrought» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERWROUGHT

Find out the translation of underwrought to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of underwrought from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «underwrought» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

underwrought
1,325 millions of speakers

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underwrought
570 millions of speakers

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underwrought
510 millions of speakers

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underwrought
380 millions of speakers
ar

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underwrought
280 millions of speakers

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underwrought
278 millions of speakers

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underwrought
270 millions of speakers

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underwrought
260 millions of speakers

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underwrought
220 millions of speakers

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Underwrought
190 millions of speakers

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underwrought
180 millions of speakers

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underwrought
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

underwrought
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Underwrought
85 millions of speakers
vi

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underwrought
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

underwrought
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Underwrought
75 millions of speakers

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underwrought
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

underwrought
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

underwrought
50 millions of speakers

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underwrought
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

underwrought
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

underwrought
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

underwrought
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

underwrought
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

underwrought
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of underwrought

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERWROUGHT»

The term «underwrought» is used very little and occupies the 169.892 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERWROUGHT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about underwrought

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERWROUGHT»

Discover the use of underwrought in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underwrought and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
To Underwork, v. a. preterite underworked, or underwrought ; participle passive wider-worked, or underwrought. 1. To destroy by clandestine measures. — That thou haft underwrought its lawful king. Skak. a. To labour or polish less than ...
‎1816
2
Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary
II,2, 131. Hml.II, 1,104. Undervalued, withto,inferior in valueto: hernameis Portia, nothingu. to Cato's daughter, Brutus' Portia, Merch. I,1, 165. silver ... ten times u. to tried gold, II, 7, 53. Underwork, toundermine: thouhast underwrought his lawful  ...
Alexander Schmidt, 2012
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
To UNDERWORK, v. a. preterit underworked, or underwrought ; participle pass. underworked, or underwrought. 1. To destroy by clandestine measures. 2. To labour less than enough. Dryden. UNDERWORKMAN. s. [under and workman. ] ...
Samuel Johnson, 1828
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A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the ...
Underworked, or Underwrought. 'l'o destroy by clandestine measures; to labour less than enough. '2 '1 UNDERWORKMAN, un-dfir-wurklmz'in, s. An inferior labourer. '2 '1 To UNDERWRITE, un-dur-rite; v. a. To write under something else.
John Walker, 1830
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A Critical Pronouncin Dictionary and Expositor of the ...
The low trees i. 498. Subordinate busiur-ss, petty affaire. To UNDERWORK, An- dar-wArk'. т. в. Fret. Underworked, or Underwrought i Part. pass. Underworked, or Underwrought. To destroy by clandestine measures ; to labour less than enough  ...
John Walker, 1823
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A critical pronouncing dictionary: and exposition of the ...
The low trees that grow among the timber. UNDERWORK, Sn-dar-work'. s. 498. Subordinate business, petty affairs. To UNDERWORK, an-ddr-wark'. v. a. Pret. Underworked, or Underwrought ; Part. pass. Underworked, or Underwrought.
John Walker, 1823
7
The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With ...
... This toil of ours should be a work of thine ; But thou from loving England art so far, That thou hast underwrought 7 his lawful king, Cut off the sequence of posterity, Outfaced infant state, and done a rape Upon the maiden virtue of the crown.
William Shakespeare, 1793
8
A General Dictionary of the English Language. One Main ...
UNDERWVORK, t'msi-dt'rr-wurk. s. Subordinate business, petty affairs. To UNDERWORK, un-dur-wurk'. v. a. pret. Underworked, or Underwrought; participle pass. Underworked, or Underwrought. To destroy by clandestine measures; to labour ...
‎1780
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A new dictionary of the Italian and English languages: based ...
•trice, f. ; 2. chi abbátta it prez zo. Underwent, pass, e part, del verbo to undergo. Underwood, s. busco céduo, m. Underwork, s. affarúcci, affári di poco momento, m. pl. To Underwork, v. a. (pass, underworked, part, underwrought.) 1. lavorár tot  ...
Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti, 1854
10
King John
Whiles: i.e., while; correct: tame 89. if that: i.e., if 95. underwrought: sought to undermine; his: i.e., its (England's) 96. sequence of posterity: i.e., order of success10n 97. Outl'aced infant state: i.e., arrogantly defied the boy king (Arthur) 97 —98.
William Shakespeare, Dr. Barbara A. Mowat, Paul Werstine, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERWROUGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term underwrought is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gotham S1.18 "Everyone Has A Cobblepot" Review
Peter Scolari is also turning in a brilliantly underwrought* performance as Commissioner Loeb. He seems to have the emotional range of a broken toaster and ... «GamesRadar+, Apr 15»
2
Can Keira Knightley Win an Oscar For 'Imitation Game'? It's Not Her …
Knightley may have once been someone to scorn and tease for the occasional overwrought (and/or underwrought) performance, but she's left those days behind ... «Bustle, Feb 15»
3
Our Favorite Films of 2014: Newsweek Staff Picks
... transmit meaning, but Redmayne does it to perfection. Felicity Jones as Mrs. H follows suit, leaving the whole piece admirably understated and underwrought. «Newsweek, Dec 14»
4
From The Producers Of 'God's Not Dead' Comes 'Do You Believe …
Great, I'm picturing Crash, but instead of a dopey, overwrought ode to white guilt, a dopey, underwrought ode to white evangelicalism. Or, as a producer would ... «Uproxx, Oct 14»
5
Big Dance Squeezed Into a Small Space
... Franck music, is in almost ridiculous contrast to this self-possessed, evocative duet, which a less grateful viewer than myself might think of as underwrought. «New York Observer, Oct 14»
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A Streetcar Named Desire, Young Vic, review: Gillian Anderson …
You can say what you like about this production, but it's definitely not underwrought. No, sir. We're in New Orleans though not as we have known it in previous ... «The Independent, Jul 14»
7
It's All About The Music In 'This Song Will Save Your Life'
And although there's a romantic subplot that's just the right amounts of fun and titillating, it's also refreshingly underwrought: Elise is gratefully savvy from the ... «MTV.com, Sep 13»
8
The Gross Gatsby
Or on the underwrought Elizabeth Debicki as the athletic clotheshorse, Jordan Baker. Or on any of the other players—including Amitabh Bachchan, a superstar ... «City Journal, May 13»
9
Few sparks in Sparks' safe domestic drama 'Haven'
It's as if this movie only operates in two modes: underwrought and overwrought. Why can't it all just be plain wrought? The attractive main cast is matched by ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Feb 13»
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Brave leading actresses distinguish "Bowling" and "Black Stockings"
From here, Lacour owns the stage with an underwrought narrative that is chilling for its lack of anger or sentimentality. In unsparingly cruel terms, she tells us ... «Denver Post, Apr 11»

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