underargue

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ argue.

Pronunciation

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Verb

underargue (third-person singular simple present underargues, present participle underarguing, simple past and past participle underargued)

1. (transitive) To argue inadequately.
   • 2004, David Shatz, Peer Review: A Critical Inquiry, page 101:

     Innovative ideas that are underargued — and we have seen that innovative ideas often will be underargued — have little chance of being accepted