underserved

adjective

un·​der·​served ˌən-dər-ˈsərvd How to pronounce underserved (audio)
: provided with inadequate service

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This is particularly important for students in underserved communities. Jean Eddy, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 To describe this blend of equity and technology to bring health services and innovations to everyone — especially underserved communities and those with limited resources, Kadiri uses a word that's bubbled up in the past few years: techquity. Ari Daniel, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025 Norrbom said many underserved children, including migrants, need more years of instruction than districts provide. Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025 Evan Mallen, senior analyst at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Urban Climate Lab, said that the residents who suffer the most as temperatures rise are those in underserved communities that tend to have fewer trees and more paved surfaces. Alyssa Johnson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for underserved 

Word History

First Known Use

1710, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of underserved was in 1710

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“Underserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underserved. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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