underexploited

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adjective

Not exploited to any great extent; not used to full advantage.

“The region's mineral resources are currently underexploited.”

OriginEnglish exploited ← Middle English under- ← Old English under- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunderexploited (comparative more underexploited, superlative most underexploited)

comparative more underexploited · superlative most underexploited

  1. Not exploited to any great extent; not used to full advantage.

    The region's mineral resources are currently underexploited.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Englishexploited
  13. Englishunderexploited

From under- + exploited.

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APA

underexploited. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underexploited

MLA

“underexploited.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underexploited. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underexploited,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underexploited.

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