undercovered

English

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Etymology 1

From under- +‎ covered.

Adjective

undercovered (comparative more undercovered, superlative most undercovered)

1. Insufficiently covered (against risk).
   • 2007 July 7, Paul B. Brown Who Is 5-Foot-10, “Look for the Overlooked Stocks”, in New York Times‎:

     If you are looking for a way to invest in undercovered stocks, Ms. Twitchell noted that an exchange traded fund opened last September, the Claymore/Sabrient Stealth E.T.F., “which provides exposure to an index of 150 stocks covered by two or fewer analysts.”

2. Having too little coverage.
   • 2006, George Padgett, New Directions in Diversity, →ISBN:

     To go outside the unusual, to report the uncovered or undercovered, reporters have to find new listening posts.

Etymology 2

From undercover +‎ -ed.

Verb

undercovered

1. simple past and past participle of undercover