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  • verb To give insufficient thought or consideration to; fail to consider adequately.

Etymologies

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From under- +‎ think.

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  • Surely there is a middle ground between George W. Bush's instinct to underthink and Obama's tendency to overthink. "

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  • Surely there is a middle ground between George W. Bush's instinct to underthink and Obama's tendency to overthink. "

    LJWorld.com stories: News By Leonard Pitts Jr. - The Miami Herald 2010

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