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/ ˌʌn dərˈsteɪ tɪd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective restrained in design, presentation, etc.; low-key: the understated elegance of the house.
Origin of understated First recorded in 1935–40; understate + -ed2
OTHER WORDS FROM understated un·der·stat·ed·ness, noun Words nearby understated understaffed, understand, understandable, understanding, understate, understated , understatement, understeer, understock, understood, understorey
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"I am half mad," says she, and any one who reads the letter will conclude that she understated her mental condition.
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In order that we may understated this, it becomes necessary for us to consider the means by which it is formed.
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