0 Underdone food, especially meat, is cooked for only a short time, or for less time than is necessary:
Interestingly enough, underdone may behave similarly to overdone: food can be underdone, but you can't underdo food.
The publican - the manager of the public house - was told by his local environmental health officer that he could no longer serve underdone beef.
Corporal punishment can be overdone and it can be underdone.
There is the sick children's nurse, who has underdone a period of training and is on the register.
If a performers lips are underdone or overplayed, they will detract from the performer and the performance.
The expression consists of two words: "kutcha", meaning uncooked or underdone, and "butcha", which literally means child.
If sweating is interrupted, the resulting cocoa may be ruined; if underdone, the cocoa seed maintains a flavor similar to raw potatoes and becomes susceptible to mildew.
