Undersay
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈseɪ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Undersay is a verb meaning To understate.
Meaning
To understate.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) To say by way of derogation or contradiction.
Example Sentences
Try not to overqualify or undersay what you have to say.
How to undersay things when so many oversay them is one thing learnt.
They say, they con to heaven the highway; But by my soul I dare undersay, They never set foot on that same troad, But balke their right way, and strayen abroad.
My words undersay it, of course; I mean something rarer than critical, something better than ethical, and perhaps I had better retreat upon such a word as spiritual.
Word Forms
- undersays
- undersaying
- undersaid
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include withsay, againsay, gainsay, sublate, undershoot, contradict.
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