undershot
adjective
un·der·shot ˈən-dər-ˌshät 
1
: moved by water passing beneath
an undershot wheel
2
: having the lower incisor teeth or lower jaw projecting beyond the upper when the mouth is closed
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The dogs’ jaws should be massive, square and undershot, with the lower jaw projecting in front of the upper jaw. 
Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2022 Stadia is a failing service that dramatically undershot Google sales estimates, and many of Google's promises made three years ago at Stadia's unveiling have not come true. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2022 The 266,000 net new jobs in April far undershot economists’ forecasts, and the Labor Department’s latest Jolts survey showed some 7.4 million unfilled positions. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 10 May 2021 On May 16, Berenson pointed out that 300 people had died from the coronavirus in Colorado, a number that far undershot initial projections in the state. Spencer Neale, Washington Examiner, 4 June 2020 Third-quarter net profits, down by 24% on the same period last year, to $3bn, undershot pundits’ forecasts by 14%. The Economist, 2 Nov. 2019 But wage growth has persistently undershot economist expectations. Josh Mitchell, WSJ, 4 May 2018 Wage growth could put longer-term pressure on prices, but it undershot expectations in data released on Wednesday. Reuters, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2017 The Fed targets an inflation rate of 2%, and over the last five years has consistently undershot that. Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2017 See More
Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2022 Stadia is a failing service that dramatically undershot Google sales estimates, and many of Google's promises made three years ago at Stadia's unveiling have not come true. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2022 The 266,000 net new jobs in April far undershot economists’ forecasts, and the Labor Department’s latest Jolts survey showed some 7.4 million unfilled positions. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 10 May 2021 On May 16, Berenson pointed out that 300 people had died from the coronavirus in Colorado, a number that far undershot initial projections in the state. Spencer Neale, Washington Examiner, 4 June 2020 Third-quarter net profits, down by 24% on the same period last year, to $3bn, undershot pundits’ forecasts by 14%. The Economist, 2 Nov. 2019 But wage growth has persistently undershot economist expectations. Josh Mitchell, WSJ, 4 May 2018 Wage growth could put longer-term pressure on prices, but it undershot expectations in data released on Wednesday. Reuters, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2017 The Fed targets an inflation rate of 2%, and over the last five years has consistently undershot that. Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
undershot
adjective
un·der·shot ˈən-dər-ˌshät
: having the lower incisor teeth or lower jaw projecting beyond the upper when the mouth is closed —used chiefly of animals