underserviced

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adjective

Receiving an inadequate or disproportionately low level of service, especially from the state

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

adjectiveunderserviced (comparative more underserviced, superlative most underserviced)

comparative more underserviced · superlative most underserviced

  1. Receiving an inadequate or disproportionately low level of service, especially from the state

    In Toronto, we have underserviced neighbourhoods, subsidized routes into the city's fringes, and unreliable service in the core.

    2009 February 7, Lynda Hurst, “Should we limit family size to save the Earth?”, in Toronto Star

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. Englishserviced
  13. Englishunderserviced

From under- + serviced.

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APA

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

MLA

“underserviced.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underserviced. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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

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