underkill

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ kill.

Pronunciation

noun

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʌndəˌkɪl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈʌndɚˌkɪl/

verb

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌʌndəˈkɪl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌʌndɚˈkɪl/

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Noun

underkill (uncountable)

1. (manufacturing) Insufficient disposal because of inadequate inspection criteria.
2. (military) The situation where a weapon does too little destruction, or less than it potentially could.

Antonyms

• overkill

Verb

underkill (third-person singular simple present underkills, present participle underkilling, simple past and past participle underkilled)

1. (manufacturing) To dispose of too few items because of inadequate inspection criteria.

Antonyms

• overkill