Underresourced
adj, verb
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Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of underresource form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Having insufficient resources; poor or underfunded.
"Who was being served when mainstream media coverage focused on President Clinton's personal life rather than on issues in underresourced communities?"
Example
More examples"Who was being served when mainstream media coverage focused on President Clinton's personal life rather than on issues in underresourced communities?"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From under- + resourced.
Etymology 2
From underresource + -ed.
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