undersung

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér

Proto-Indo-European *h₂én

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi

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Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí

Proto-Indo-European *-ér

Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér

Proto-Germanic *under

Proto-West Germanic *undar

Old English under-

Middle English under-

English under-

English sung

English undersung

From under- + sung.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

undersung (comparative more undersung, superlative most undersung)

1. Insufficiently valued or praised
   • 2007 December 30, Charles Isherwood, “Plays Well With Others”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:

     But plays dont perform themselves, and the most inspiring story of the season may be the return to the center spotlight of that undersung asset, the actor.