What does "underemployed" mean?

Employed in a job that offers fewer work hours than desired.

Underemployed

Common synonyms include: idle labor reserve, low-hour employment, marginally employed, misemploy, partially employed, underemployment.

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adjective

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

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

From under- + employed.