undercrowded

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

under- +‎ crowded

Verb[edit]

undercrowded

  1. simple past and past participle of undercrowd

Adjective[edit]

undercrowded (comparative more undercrowded, superlative most undercrowded)

  1. Without a sufficiently large crowd; underpopulated or underattended.
    • 1973, “Vehicle for Revolution”, in Harper's magazine, volume 247, page 77:
      Both the overcrowded American city and the undercrowded suburb are artificial communities, their cohesiveness destroyed to a large extent by the automobile.