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underproof

[ uhn-der-proof ]

adjective

  1. containing a smaller proportion of alcohol than proof spirit.

underproof

/ ˌʌndəˈpruːf /

adjective

  1. (of a spirit) containing less than 57.1 per cent alcohol by volume

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Word History and Origins

Origin of underproof1

First recorded in 1855–60; under- + proof

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Example Sentences

But in some ways he was a kind of Thackeray several degrees underproof—a small-beer Thackeray that was a very excellent creature.

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