English Explanatory Dictionary

underserved

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Underresourced; not having sufficient service.
  2. Disadvantaged with regard to health services because of inability to pay, inability to access care, or other disparities for reasons of race, religion, language group or social status.
  3. Poorly served.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of underserve

Pronunciation

/ˌʌndəˈsɜːvd/ /ˌʌndɚˈsɝvd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underserved.wav /ˌɐndəˈsɜːvd/

Word forms

underserved more underserved most underserved under-served

Etymology

From under- + served.

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