• Underweening

    Origin 1

    From underween + -ing.

    Full definition of underweening

    Noun

    underweening

    (plural underweenings)
    1. Undervaluation.
      • 1909, Sir Thomas Browne, Religio medici and other writings:But the greatest underweening of this life is to undervalue that, unto which this is but Exordial or a Passage leading unto it.
      • 1971, New York: Volume 4:...in the chariot of the Sun-God is reduced from overweening to underweening.

    Origin 2

    From underween.

    Verb

    present participle

    1. Present participle of underween

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