underdone

underdone

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
English done
English underdone

    From under- + done.

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    • Rhymes: -ʌn
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    Adjective

    underdone (comparative more underdone, superlative most underdone)

    1. insufficiently cooked; undercooked
      • 1953, Ian Fleming, chapter 8, in Casino Royale, page 47:
        ‘Now,’ he turned back to the menu, ‘I myself will accompany Mademoiselle with the caviar, but then I would like a very small tournedos, underdone, with sauce Béarnaise and a cœur d’artichaut. […] ’

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