underage

[ uhn-der-eyj ]

/ ˌʌn dərˈeɪdʒ /

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adjective

lacking the required age, especially that of legal maturity.

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Origin of underage

First recorded in 1585–95; under- + age

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underage²

[ uhn-der-ij ]

/ ˈʌn dər ɪdʒ /

noun

shortage; deficiency in amount.

Origin of underage

First recorded in 1605–15; under- + -age

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How to use underage in a sentence

“The institution of marraige [sic] is under attack in our society and it needs to be strengthened,” Bush wrote.
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However much we gossip about heterosexual couples with large age gaps, we at least refrain from calling them sex offenders.
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In straight relationships with an age gap, words like ‘gold-digger’ and ‘trophy wife’ get thrown around.
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It is grandstanding for a right rarely protected unless under immediate attack.
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Doctors have long wrestled with the age of consent when it comes to mature adolescents.
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Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.
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The Pontellier and Ratignolle compartments adjoined one another under the same roof.
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Here began indeed, in the drab surroundings of the workshop, in the silent mystery of the laboratory, the magic of the new age.
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The Majesty on high has a colony and a people on earth, which otherwise is under the supremacy of the Evil One.
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The Rev. Alonzo Barnard, seventy-one years of age, accompanied by his daughter, was present.
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British Dictionary definitions for underage

underage

/ (ˌʌndərˈeɪdʒ) /

adjective

below the required or standard age, esp below the legal age for voting or drinking

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under age

see under of age.

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