underresourced en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English resourced English underresourced From under- + resourced.
Meanings
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(qualifier:public health) Having insufficient resources; poor or underfunded.
Who was being served when mainstream media coverage focused on President Clinton's personal life rather than on issues in underresourced communities?
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:
Forms
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| more underresourced | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most underresourced | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| under-resourced | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
fi aliresursoitu (having insufficient resources)