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ADJECTIVES WITH "UNDER-"
Dialog: "We're already understaffed as it is."

There are a number of adjectives formed by adding the prefix "under-", which gives them the meaning of not having enough of something. Let's take a look at some of them. "Underqualified" means someone who lacks the necessary qualifications; "underrated" means something or someone that isn't categorized as highly as it should be; and "underdeveloped" means something that isn't fully developed or is inadequately grown or built. Check out some examples.

1) UNDERQUALIFIED

• The telemarketers were obviously underqualified for the job. (Os operadores de telemarketing obviamente não eram qualificados o suficiente para o trabalho.)
• I thought he was very competent at first, but working with him showed me how underqualified he was. (Eu o achei muito competente no início, mas trabalhar com ele me mostrou o quanto ele não era qualificado o suficiente.)

2) UNDERRATED

• This is such an underrated band. They're so much better than everybody says. (Essa banda á tão subestimada. Eles são muito melhores do que todos dizem.)
• I saw a great movie last night that went straight to video. It was so underrated. (Eu vi um ótimo filme ontem à noite que foi direto para as locadoras. Ele foi tão subestimado.)

3) UNDERDEVELOPED

• We didn't get the contract because our proposal was underdeveloped. (Nós não conseguimos o contrato porque a nossa proposta não estava desenvolvida adequadamente.)
• The economic crisis has been especially hard on underdeveloped countries. (A crise econômica tem sido especialmente difícil para os países subdesenvolvidos.)