Can we say "too little explored method"?
What other alternatives do we have? I'm limited by the word number, so the less the better.
asked Jul 3, 2016 at 8:09
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2I suggest that you add some context. It will help people who answer the question– CardinalCommented Jul 3, 2016 at 8:15
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Are you writing an introduction for a scientific paper or something?– nodakaiCommented Jul 3, 2016 at 8:53
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@nodakai something... ;)– An old man in the sea.Commented Jul 3, 2016 at 12:38
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I think "too little" might work with other phrases, but it doesn't seem so nice with this one.
I like
virtually unexplored method
You could be emphatic and simply say
unexplored method
Depending on the context,
- untested method
- unproved method
- unexamined method
could work.
We would expect to see it this way, with too little explored appended as a fused modifier:
... is a method too little explored.
Place a hyphen between "too" and "little" and you'll be good to go.
Incorrect: "a too little explored method"
Correct: "a too-little explored method"
However, like another user stated, "a virtually unexplored method" would be a more common construction.
If you want to keep the structure you need a proper adverb, for example
a not sufficiently explored method
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1"An insufficiently explored method" is more idiomatic than "a not sufficiently explored method". Commented Jul 3, 2016 at 17:24