underwork

[ uhn-der-wurk ]

/ ˌʌn dərˈwɜrk /

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verb (used with object), un·der·worked, un·der·work·ing.

to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.

to employ inadequately: He underworks his mind and overworks his feet.

verb (used without object), un·der·worked, un·der·work·ing.

to do less work than is normal or proper: He is fat because he underworks and overeats.

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Origin of underwork

First recorded in 1495–1505; under- + work

OTHER WORDS FROM underwork

un·der·work·er, noun

How to use underwork 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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If anything the work the two cops and the maintenance guy were doing deserves more respect and probably helped a lot more people.
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Why, some might be asking, am I being so harsh on their work so soon after they died?
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“I love my job and I love my city and I am committed to the work here,” he said in a statement.
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So it might be me projecting my desires onto Archer to want to just get away from work for a few weeks.
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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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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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Poor Squinty ran and tried to hide under the straw, for he knew the boy was talking about him.
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For several months he remained under a political cloud, charged with incompetency to quell the Philippine Rebellion.
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