adj
Meaning 1
Lacking the suitable qualifications for a particular job.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: overqualified
Standard Lemma guide
underqualified
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér 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 qualified English underqualified From under- + qualified.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: ei tarpeeksi pätevä — Translations
- Finnish: alipätevä — Translations
- French: sous-qualifié — Translations
- German: unterqualifiziert — Translations
- Polish: za mało wykwalifikowany — Translations