undersay — 英語辞典

動詞

1. To say by way of derogation or contradiction.

   用法

   • 廃語

   例文

   They say, they con to heaven the highway; But by my soul I dare undersay, They never set foot on that same troad, But balke their right way, and strayen abroad.

2. To understate.

   例文

   その他の例文 (1)

   My words undersay it, of course; I mean something rarer than critical, something better than ethical, and perhaps I had better retreat upon such a word as spiritual.

   How to undersay things when so many oversay them is one thing learnt.

   Try not to overqualify or undersay what you have to say.