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- adjective
inadequately designed
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Less impressive was a fillet of veal with a sweetbread as overcooked as the room was underdesigned (have I made my point yet?) and a "smoked pomme mousseline" which did not deliver on its name.
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As homes, these things are underdesigned, under insulated junk.
PREFAB FRIDAY: Cellophane House by KieranTimberlake | Inhabitat 2008
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Whine all you want about the federal money for underdesigned levees, which in their best state of repair would have failed.
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But where Pidgin's UI is spare, even underdesigned, Trillian commits errors such as the worst default preference setting in the history of modern computer software, a misfeature which automatically links some terms in your conversation to Wikipedia articles.
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Plus, the cupholders are undersized and underdesigned.
2006 Porsche Cayenne S Titanium Edition Michael Frank 2006
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These often are underdesigned even for initial loads, let alone for the growth that comes later, and most of them are poorly run.
The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior United States. Dept. of the Interior.
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It may have been, as has been claimed, somewhat underdesigned to begin with, and it undoubtedly needs expansion now.
The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior United States. Dept. of the Interior.
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Besides, interface like Apple TV's or Boxee's are miles better than the clumsy, underdesigned connected TV interfaces turned out by companies like LG and Samsung.
Gizmodo John Herrman 2011
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Besides, interface like Apple TV's or Boxee's are miles better than the clumsy, underdesigned connected TV interfaces turned out by companies like LG and Samsung.
Gizmodo John Herrman 2011
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Trade-offs create the need for choice and In general, value is destroyed if an activity is protect against repositioners and straddlers. overdesigned or underdesigned for its use.
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