underserviced

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

under- +‎ serviced

Adjective[edit]

underserviced (comparative more underserviced, superlative most underserviced)

  1. Receiving an inadequate or disproportionately low level of service, especially from the state
    • 2009 February 7, Lynda Hurst, “Should we limit family size to save the Earth?”, in Toronto Star[1]:
      In Toronto, we have underserviced neighbourhoods, subsidized routes into the city's fringes, and unreliable service in the core.