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Underemployed

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Employed in a job that offers fewer work hours than desired. not-comparable

    "I found myself underemployed when the company downgraded me from full-time to part-time."

Adjective
  1. 1
    employed only part-time when one needs full-time employment or not making full use of your skills wordnet

Etymology

From under- + employed.

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