underdescribed

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ described.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

underdescribed (comparative more underdescribed, superlative most underdescribed)

1. Not described with sufficient precision.
   • 2008 October 22, R. W. Fischer, “Joseph LaPorte, Natural Kinds and Conceptual Change”, in Erkenntnis, volume 69, number 3, →DOI:

     LaPorte shows that some of these cases—like Putnam’s Twin Earth—are seriously underdescribed; others—like the jade/jadeite/nephrite example–are historically inaccurate.

2. (formal, not comparable) Described further on in the same document.