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underused

adjective

un·​der·​used ˌən-dər-ˈyüzd How to pronounce underused (audio)
: not fully used : having more potential than is currently being realized or utilized
underused land
an underused actress

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Yet many don't realize help is available, and some notable programs that offer financial assistance are underused. Judith Graham, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2022 Yet many don't realize help is available, and some notable programs that offer financial assistance are underused. Judith Graham, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 The reforms will also include incentives for developers to build subsidized housing on vacant or underused retail, office and shopping center sites. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2022 Landscape architect Bethany Rydmark created a beckoning family retreat in a once overgrown and underused backyard in Portland’s Laurelhurst neighborhood. oregonlive, 6 July 2022 Advocates say this type of infill housing on underused land makes economic sense. oregonlive, 30 May 2022 Steven Litt reports that Hassall believes the Playhouse Square Foundation’s 11 stages, which attracted more than 1 million theatergoers a year before the coronavirus pandemic, are underused and have plenty of room to expand patronage and activity. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2022 As an underused and somewhat archaic word, droll–which means unusually funny, usually in a dry way–ends in a classic double letter, has only one vowel, and really isn’t common lexicon. Matt Gardner, Forbes, 7 July 2022 Those who pass filtration, which can take weeks, are transported to dormitories or underused resorts in Russia, and largely left alone. Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of underused was in 1960

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