underresourced

See also: under-resourced

English

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Etymology 1

From under- +‎ resourced.

Alternative forms

Adjective

underresourced (comparative more underresourced, superlative most underresourced)

  1. (social sciences, public health) Having insufficient resources; poor or underfunded.
    • 2000, Steven R. Goldzwig, Patricia A. Sullivan, “Electronic Democracy, Virtual Politics, and Local Communities”, in Robert E. Denton, editor, Political Communication Ethics: An Oxymoron?, page 68:
      Who was being served when mainstream media coverage focused on President Clinton's personal life rather than on issues in underresourced communities?
Translations

Etymology 2

From underresource +‎ -ed.

Verb

underresourced

  1. simple past and past participle of underresource
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