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underserved.

Underresourced; not having sufficient service.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌʌndəˈsɜːvd/Received-Pronunciation/ˌʌndɚˈsɝvd/Canada, General-American/ˌɐndəˈsɜːvd/Australia
  1. Underresourced; not having sufficient service.

    Many families who live paycheck-to-paycheck are currently underserved by the financial services industry.
  2. Underresourced; not having sufficient service. Disadvantaged with regard to health services because of inability to pay, inability to access care, or other disparities for reasons of race, religion, language group or social status.

  3. Underresourced; not having sufficient service. Poorly served.

Where this word comes from

From under- + served.

verb/ˌʌndəˈsɜːvd/Received-Pronunciation/ˌʌndɚˈsɝvd/Canada, General-American/ˌɐndəˈsɜːvd/Australia
  1. simple past and past participle of underserve

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English serve English underserve English -ed English underserved From underserve + -ed.

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