understudied
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6.2
- adjective
- /ˌʌndərˈstʌdied/
- Formal
:
poco estudiado
- Interaction between social workers and clients continues to be an understudied aspect of interventions.
- understudied population
- understudied area
- remains understudied
And you talk about lifelong learning, which is I think a topic that's understudied or maybe because nobody knows what to do with it.
- And you talk about lifelong learning, which is I think a topic that's understudied or maybe because nobody knows what to do with it.
- But the other sort of, and I think understudied approach is to try to do as many bad things in the short time as possible, right?
Examples
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What are the major characteristics of this understudied population?
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Homeless youth continue to be an extremely understudied population.
Academic text (2000) -
And this is a group of people who really are quite understudied in the literature.
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First, it has demonstrated that a set of important and understudied relationships may exist between financial trouble and academic performance.
Academic text (2013) -
The relationship between fatigue and learning challenges in young adults remains an understudied area of research.
Academic text (2014) -
Results suggest substantial psychological distress among this understudied population of older refugees.
Academic text (2011) -
Future studies should focus on explaining some of the within-group differences in this understudied population.
Academic text (2008) -
The thing that's really fascinating and severely understudied is the human side.
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Latina adolescents are an understudied cultural group that is at high risk for teenage pregnancy, STDs, and HIV infection.
Academic text (2002) -
The relationship between fatigue and learning challenges in young adults remains an understudied area of research.
Synonyms
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4.6
Not tried before to check if it works
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4.9
Not yet found or studied
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4.3
Not checked or thought about carefully
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6.8
Not looked into to find the cause or facts
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5.9
Not carefully studied and without good proof
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6.8
Not having much knowledge of a subject
Not studied enough to be well understood and may give new information
Not examined in detail for study
Antonyms
How Studied
Surface Forms
Morphology
understudied = understudy (transparent) = under + study + ed
The word 'understudied' is transparently derived from 'understudy' by adding the suffix '-ed'.
Etymology
Understudied is made of under ('not enough' or 'below') and study ('to look at or learn about something'). So, understudied means 'not studied enough' or 'not given enough attention'.