undercrowded

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adjective

Without a sufficiently large crowd; underpopulated or underattended.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

undercrowded1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of undercrowd

undercrowded2

adjectiveundercrowded (comparative more undercrowded, superlative most undercrowded)

comparative more undercrowded · superlative most undercrowded

  1. Without a sufficiently large crowd; underpopulated or underattended.

    Both the overcrowded American city and the undercrowded suburb are artificial communities, their cohesiveness destroyed to a large extent by the automobile.

    1973, “Vehicle for Revolution”, in Harper's magazine, volume 247, page 77

Origin

undercrowded · adjective

From under- + crowded.

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undercrowded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercrowded

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undercrowded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercrowded.

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