UNDERTIME
Etymology 1
Verb
undertime (third-person singular simple present undertimes, present participle undertiming, simple past and past participle undertimed)
(transitive) To measure wrongly, so that it seems to take less time than actually required.
(transitive, photography) To underexpose.
Etymology 2
Noun
undertime (uncountable)
(informal) The time spent at a workplace doing non-work activities.
Etymology 3
Noun
undertime
(obsolete) The later part of the day; afternoon; undertide.
Anagrams
• unmerited, unmitered
Source: Wiktionary
Un"der*tide`, Un"der*time`, n. Etym: [Under + tide, time. Cf. Undern.]
Definition: The under or after part of the day; undermeal; evening. [Obs.] He, coming home at undertime, there found The fairest creature that he ever saw. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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13 May 2025
DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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