Meaning of undersay | Babel Free
ʌndə(ɹ)ˈseɪDefinitions
- To say by way of derogation or contradiction.
- To understate.
Examples
“They say⟳, they con to heaven the highway; But by my soul I dare undersay, They never set⟳ foot on that same troad, But balke their right way, and strayen abroad.”
“My words undersay it, of course; I mean⟳ something rarer than critical, something better than ethical, and perhaps I had better retreat upon such a word as spiritual.”
“How to undersay things when so many oversay them is one thing learnt.”
“Try⟳ not to overqualify or undersay what you have⟳ to say⟳.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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