Undersearch

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To search insufficiently.

    "But people undersearch far more than they oversearch: We tend to explore situations less thoroughly than our own goals recommend!"

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"But people undersearch far more than they oversearch: We tend to explore situations less thoroughly than our own goals recommend!"

Etymology

From under- + search.

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