Standard Lemma guide

undercooked

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • rhymes with -ʊkt
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N D ER0 K UH1 K T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Insufficiently cooked, so as to be unpalatable or inedible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Very lightly cooked.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The broccoli was nicely undercooked.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Done with insufficient energy, enthusiasm, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • His stage portrayal of Hamlet was distinctly undercooked.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of undercook

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 未煮熟嘅 (mei6 zyu2 suk6 ge3) — insufficiently cooked
  • Chinese Mandarin: 未煮熟的 (wèizhǔshú de) — insufficiently cooked
  • Dutch: niet gaar genoeg — insufficiently cooked
  • French: cru — insufficiently cooked
  • French: pas cuit — insufficiently cooked
  • Gilbertese: mata — insufficiently cooked
  • Greek: άβραστος (ávrastos) — insufficiently cooked
  • Hebrew: נָא (na) — insufficiently cooked
  • Hiligaynon: balotanóg — insufficiently cooked
  • Hindi: अधपका (adhpakā) — insufficiently cooked
  • Manx: fo-choagyrit — insufficiently cooked
  • Māori: kānewha — insufficiently cooked
  • Māori: mangungu — insufficiently cooked
  • Polish: niedogotowany — insufficiently cooked
  • Portuguese: mal cozinhado — insufficiently cooked
  • Portuguese: cru — insufficiently cooked
  • Romanian: insuficient gătit — insufficiently cooked
  • Romanian: crud — insufficiently cooked
  • Russian: недожа́ренный (nedožárennyj) — insufficiently cooked
  • Spanish: crudo — insufficiently cooked
  • Tagalog: halbos — insufficiently cooked
  • ǃXóõ: ʻâã — insufficiently cooked
  • Dutch: niet te gaar — not overcooked
  • Polish: nierozgotowany — not overcooked