Underdone

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    insufficiently cooked; undercooked

    "‘Now,’ he turned back to the menu, ‘I myself will accompany Mademoiselle with the caviar, but then I would like a very small tournedos, underdone, with sauce Béarnaise and a cœur d’artichaut.[…]’"

Adjective
  1. 1
    insufficiently cooked wordnet

Synonyms

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crudefallenhalf bakedhalf-bakedincompletenot done

Example

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"‘Now,’ he turned back to the menu, ‘I myself will accompany Mademoiselle with the caviar, but then I would like a very small tournedos, underdone, with sauce Béarnaise and a cœur d’artichaut.[…]’"

Etymology

From under- + done.

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