underwork
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.
to do less work than is normal or proper: He is fat because he underworks and overeats.
Origin of underwork
1Other words from underwork
- un·der·work·er, noun
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How to use underwork in a sentence
In sprig H the underwork consists of stitching in soft cotton, over which thick silk is embroidered in bullion-stitch.
Art in Needlework | Lewis F. DayBut while Marx thus objects to piecework because it leads to overwork, he objects to it also because it leads to underwork.
Contemporary Socialism | John RaeYou have brought owned labor with it, to compete with your own labor, to underwork you, and to degrade you!
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Five | Abraham LincolnThe pinnacles and upper set-off of the two centre buttresses in the figure were added by Wykeham to Edingdon's underwork.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester | Philip Walsingham SergeantWith finely turned legs and stretcher and scalloped underwork.
Chats on Cottage and Farmhouse Furniture | Arthur Hayden
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