UNDERSTUDIED

UNDERSTUDY

understudy, alternate

(verb) be an understudy or alternate for a role

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

understudied (comparative more understudied, superlative most understudied)

Insufficiently studied.

Etymology 2

Verb

understudied

simple past tense and past participle of understudy

Source: Wiktionary


UNDERSTUDY

Un"der*stud`y, v. t. & i. (Theater)

Definition: To study, as another actor's part, in order to be his substitute in an emergency; to study another actor's part.

Un"der*stud`y, n.

Definition: One who studies another's part with a view to assuming it in an emergency.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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