nonadvantaged

nonadvantaged

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ advantaged.

Adjective

nonadvantaged (comparative more nonadvantaged, superlative most nonadvantaged)

  1. Not advantaged; lacking advantages; unadvantaged.
    • 1990, Edwina D. Pendarvis, Aimee Howley, Craig B. Howley, The Abilities of Gifted Children, page 75:
      Except in the case of a nonadvantaged student, a student shall be declared eligible to receive special services under the auspices of gifted education if either of the following conditions obtains:
    • 1998, Victoria R. DeRosia, Living Inside Prison Walls: Adjustment Behavior, page 135:
      Therefore, 86% of the nonadvantaged offenders have had previous and often lengthy prior involvement in the criminal justice system.
    • 2023, David R. Palmer, Tracking:
      The ABs (positive/nonadvantaged) were potential geniuses whose parents weren't told of their children's potential: controls, in other words.
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