underdone

English

Etymology

under- +‎ done

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ʌn

Adjective

underdone (comparative more underdone, superlative most underdone)

  1. insufficiently cooked; undercooked
    • 1953, Ian Fleming, chapter 8, in Casino Royale, page 47:
      ‘Now,’ he turned back to the menu, ‘I myself will accompany Mademoiselle with the caviar, but then I would like a very small tournedos, underdone, with sauce Béarnaise and a cœur d’artichaut. […] ’

Translations
insufficiently cooked — see undercooked

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