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underserviced en · ADJ

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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 serviced English underserviced From under- + serviced.

Meanings

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:

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