Underpunctuation

Quick meaning: Underpunctuation is a noun meaning Insufficient punctuation.

Meaning

Insufficient punctuation.

Example Sentences

Overpunctuation is just as bad as underpunctuation. Therefore if you either omit a needed mark or insert a mark that is not needed, the sentence is wrong.

Underpunctuation is common practice in the legal genre (Duff 1995: 1109). The following two examples are both more than 40 characters in length and contain no punctuation.

Do you approve this punctuation? Inspect the punctuation of the whole composition. On the whole, is it good? Does the writer err on the side of underpunctuation or overpunctuation?

The trend of good writing is toward underpunctuation. Or, rather, if writing needs an array of marks, like an assortment of golf clubs, it is a sign that the writer’s method is becoming too involved.

Word Forms

• under-punctuation

Antonyms for underpunctuation

Common opposites include overpunctuation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include nonpunctuation, undercitation, underannotation, underorganization, inconclusion, undermodification.

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