Sekirov Dictionary

underspeak

verb 4
noun 1
forms 4

verb4

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To speak with understatement and/or modesty.
- Dentists often underspeak and therefore underrate dental conditions. Patients interpret these words to mean there is no problem, only to be surprised later when they learn treatment will be required. — 2002
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To speak without sufficient emphasis or volume.
- She was obviously nervous, and consequently underacted and underspoke her part several times ; yet, with her musical speech and natural manner, she should be a considerable acquisition to the company. — 1912
To fail to say enough; to be too taciturn.
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To speak at the same time as and more quietly than another.
- Today subliminal messages are sent by “underspeaking" on television, radio, and records and “invisigraph" (invisible messages) on printed ads. — 1985

noun1

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Speech that is characterized by understatement.
- But that really is a piece of marketing underspeak for this fantastic fetid backplot. — 2003

forms

underspoke · underspoken · underspeaking · underspeaks

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