Definition of underacted Underacted
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What does underacted mean?
Part of speech
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| underact - act (a role) with great restraint | ||
| underplay | ||
| ham, ham it up, overact, overplay exaggerate one's acting | ||
| playact, roleplay, act, play behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" | ||
| dramatic art, dramaturgy, dramatics, theater, theatre the art of writing and producing plays | ||
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Wiktionary 
- underact (Verb)
To act in an understated manner or with little expressiveness.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- underact (v. t.)
To perform inefficiently, as a play; to act feebly.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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underact
un-dėr-akt′, v.t. to act a part inefficiently.—n. Underac′tion, subordinate action: inefficient action
Part of speech
🔤- underact, verb, present, 1st person singular of underact (infinitive).
- underact, verb (infinitive).
