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underachiever

noun

Etymology

From underachieve + -er or under- + achiever.

  1. derived from *accapō✻
  2. derived from achever
  3. derived from achever
  4. inherited from achieven
  5. prefixed as underachieve — “under + achieve”
  6. formed as underachiever — “underachieve + -er”

Definitions

  1. One who underachieves, i.e. performs less well than expected.

    • Woody Allen has provided what is probably the best theological answer to the problem of evil: God is not evil; He is just an underachiever.
    • Bart: (reading his permanent record) "Underachiever and proud of it." How old is this thing?
    • For the TLC undertaking, he employs only underachievers, cronies who have been hired for their ability to make the work site madcap and, therefore, filmable.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA