underdone

[ uhn-der-duhn ]

adjective

1. (of food) not thoroughly cooked; not cooked enough.
2. Chiefly British. (of meat) rare.

underdone

/ ˌʌndəˈdʌn /

adjective

1. insufficiently or lightly cooked

Word History and Origins

Origin of underdone¹

First recorded in 1675–85; under- + done

Example Sentences

"We don't have studies to show this because studies on women are grossly underfunded and underdone."

From Salon

They believe the man, who got a tapeworm from eating underdone pork, infected himself.

From BBC

In a footnote, he called Sotomayor’s example both colorful and “a bit underdone.”

From Seattle Times

The residual heat will cook any lingering underdone egg, melt the cheese, and warm up the other additions.

From Salon

On my visits, execution varied: some overly thick, underdone potato slices; unevenly applied toppings; and swirled-on-top sauce making for dramatic differences among some pies’ slices.

From Seattle Times