undermounted – English adjective declension

English adjective forms of undermounted

Adjective: undermounted

Comparison Forms

Synthetic

Perifrastic

Comparativemore undermounted
Superlativemost undermounted

Sample Sentences

  • I am therefore led to imagine the reasons they are so under mounted are, first---that unless a Hussar be extremely active and can turn almost as quick as a man on foot, he is useless; therefore agility is required in the animal more than strength; but that is no reason why both agility and strength should not be combined in him if possible. [1797, W. TYNDALE, Α TREATISE ON MILITARY EQUITATION, London, page 30:]
  • The undermounted cavalry of the Swedes could have done little towards repelling them single-handed, whereas the continued tempest of bullets against which the armour of the cuirassiers did not protect them turned the scale in favour of the Swedes. [1846, “HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF LEIPSIC. FOUGHT ON THE 7TH SEPTEMBER 1631.”, in Colburn's United Service Magazine and Naval and Military Journal (Part II), page 23:]
  • “It's a pity to see a gentleman undermounted,” specially in a country like this: so dangerous too! [1899, G.J. Whyte-Melville, Market Harborough and Inside the Bar, New York: Longmans, Green & Co., page 231:]
  • The only engine having a design adapted for heavy traction work. The undermounted construction gives it many points of important advantage over the top mounted style as used by all others. [1909 November, The Irrigation Age, volume XXV, number 1, Chicago, page 6:]
  • Sinks can also be undermounted — attached to the underside of the counter with clips or adhesive. [1999, Ask the Family Handy-man, Reader’s Digest, page 221:]
  • The underside of the fuselage rumbled, as undermounted cannon dropped, targetted, and started firing rounds in a high-pitched rat-a-tat-tat. [2017, Ben Coes, Trap the Devil, New York: St. Martin’s Press, page 432:]

Etymology

From under- + mounted.