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underdone

/ˌʌndərˈdʌn/

Meanings
adjective
Insufficiently cooked; undercooked

Examples :

"The chicken was pink and felt soft, so I knew it was underdone and needed to be cooked longer. "
food

Related Words

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chicken noun

/ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/

A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young.

"My little brother loves to eat chicken. "

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cooked verb

/kʊkt/

To prepare (food) for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients.

"My mom cooked a delicious pasta dish for dinner. "

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and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

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knew verb

/ˈnjuː/ /ˈn(j)u/

To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that.

"He knew something terrible was going to happen."

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soft noun

/sɑft/ /sɒft/ /sɔft/

A soft or foolish person; an idiot.

"My brother is a bit of a soft when it comes to asking for help with his homework. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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needed verb

/ˈniːdɪd/

To have an absolute requirement for.

"Living things need water to survive."

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undercooked verb

/ˌʌndərˈkʊkt/

To cook insufficiently.

"The chicken was undercooked, so I put it back in the oven to cook longer. "

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pink noun

/pɪŋk/ /piŋk/

The common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.

"The pink is a small, silvery fish often found in ponds near my house. "

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longer adjective

/ˈlɑŋ.ɡɚ/ /ˈlɒŋ.ɡə/ /ˈlɔŋ.ɡɚ/

Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point (usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below).

"The new desk is longer than the old one, so I have more space to work. "

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felt noun

/fɛlt/

A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.

"My grandmother used a soft felt hat for her winter walks. "

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insufficiently adverb

/ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃəntli/ /ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃntli/

Not sufficiently

"The student prepared insufficiently for the exam and, as a result, failed. "