undercooked

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʊkt

Verb

undercooked

1. simple past and past participle of undercook

Adjective

undercooked (comparative more undercooked, superlative most undercooked)

1. Insufficiently cooked, so as to be unpalatable or inedible.

   I can't eat this chicken – it's undercooked.

2. Very lightly cooked.

   The broccoli was nicely undercooked.

   • 1987 April, “Restaurants”, in Orange Coast Magazine, volume 13, number 4, page 80:

     For the main course, order any of the fresh fish from the blackboard; the swordfish is always wonderful (and nicely undercooked, unless you specify otherwise).

   • 2008, Robert D. Temple, Edge Effects: The Border-name Places, page 214:

     The yellowfin tuna at a seaside restaurant is nicely undercooked.

   • 2020, Harold Fickett, The Holy Fool: A Novel, page 127:

     She had fixed me a light supper — perfectly undercooked scrambled eggs, rye toast, a sliced orange, and a wedge of gouda cheese.

3. (figurative) Done with insufficient energy, enthusiasm, etc.

   His stage portrayal of Hamlet was distinctly undercooked.

Synonyms

• underdone

Antonyms

• overcooked
• overdone

Translations

insufficiently cooked

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 未煮熟嘅 (mei⁶ zyu² suk⁶ ge³)

  Mandarin: 未煮熟的 (wèizhǔshú de)

• Dutch: niet gaar genoeg
• French: cru (fr), pas cuit
• Gilbertese: mata
• Greek: άβραστος (el) (ávrastos)
• Hebrew: נָא (he) (na)
• Hiligaynon: balotanóg
• Manx: fo-choagyrit
• Maori: kānewha, mangungu
• Spanish: crudo (es)
• Tagalog: halbos
• ǃXóõ: ʻâã

not overcooked

• Dutch: niet te gaar