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un·der·em·ployed

underemployed

 
pronunciation:
uhn dr ihm ploId
parts of speech:
adjective, noun
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: employed at work that does not use one's full ability, training, or the like.
definition 2: not used fully, as resources.
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part of speech: noun
definition: workers, collectively, that are underemployed (prec. by "the").
derivation: underemployment (n.)