underserviced

underserviced

English

Etymology

    From under- + serviced.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

    underserviced (comparative more underserviced, superlative most underserviced)

    1. Receiving an inadequate or disproportionately low level of service, especially from the state
      • 2009 February 7, Lynda Hurst, “Should we limit family size to save the Earth?”, in Toronto Star[1]:
        In Toronto, we have underserviced neighbourhoods, subsidized routes into the city's fringes, and unreliable service in the core.