Definitions

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  • noun Insufficient exercise.
  • verb intransitive To take too little exercise.

Etymologies

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under- +‎ exercise

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Examples

  • Popular opinion has long held that most obesity is caused simply by overeating, underexercise and a lack of will power.

    New Vaccine May Stop People from Getting Fat | Impact Lab 2005

  • But in America, we overeat, we underexercise every single day.

    CNN Transcript May 31, 2005 2005

  • I give lectures on the perils of overeating and underexercise, and no one listens to those.

    Ice Station Zebra MacLean, Alistair, 1922-1987 1963

  • One after another the high-school principals present told -- one of his own daughter, another of his honor girls, a third of his honor boys -- the same story of neglected headaches due to eye strain, breakdowns due to undiscovered underfeeding, underexercise, or overwork.

    Civics and Health William H. Allen

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