UNDERPROOF

Etymology

Adjective

underproof (not comparable)

Having a lower alcohol content than proof spirit.

Antonym: overproof

Verb

underproof (third-person singular simple present underproofs, present participle underproofing, simple past and past participle underproofed)

(baking) To proof insufficiently.

Antonym: overproof

Anagrams

• profounder

Source: Wiktionary


Un"der*proof`, a.

Definition: Containing less alcohol than proof spirit. See Proof spirit, under Spirit.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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