underresourced

underresourced

See also: under-resourced

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Etymology 1

    From under- + resourced.

    Alternative forms

    Adjective

    underresourced (comparative more underresourced, superlative most underresourced)

    1. (social sciences, public health) Having insufficient resources; poor or underfunded.
      • 2000, Steven R. Goldzwig, Patricia A. Sullivan, “Electronic Democracy, Virtual Politics, and Local Communities”, in Robert E. Denton, editor, Political Communication Ethics: An Oxymoron?, page 68:
        Who was being served when mainstream media coverage focused on President Clinton's personal life rather than on issues in underresourced communities?
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    Etymology 2

      From underresource + -ed.

      Verb

      underresourced

      1. simple past and past participle of underresource