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underguess

verb

Etymology

From under- + guess.

  1. derived from *gʰed-✻ — “to take, seize”
  2. derived from *getaną✻ — “to get”
  3. derived from *gitisōną✻ — “to guess”
  4. derived from *getsa✻
  5. derived from getse
  6. inherited from gesse
  7. inherited from gessen
  8. prefixed as underguess — “under + guess”

Definitions

  1. To make a guess that is too small

    To make a guess that is too small; to underestimate.

    • Those diners were left to guess, or rather to underguess by an average 600 calories per meal.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA