underemployed
[ uhn-der-em-ploid ]
/ ˌʌn dər ɛmˈplɔɪd /
adjective
noun
underemployed workers collectively.
OTHER WORDS FROM underemployed
un·der·em·ploy·ment, nounWords nearby underemployed
underdressed,
underdrive,
undereducate,
underemphasis,
underemphasize,
underemployed,
underendowed,
underestimate,
underexpose,
underexposure,
underfeed
Example sentences from the Web for under-employed
Add to that fact so many underwater homes and under-employed workers and it seems callous to crow about improvements.
We talk a great deal about the unemployed, but the evil of the under-employed is the tap-root of unemployment.
Liberalism and the Social Problem |Winston Spencer Churchill
British Dictionary definitions for under-employed
underemployed
/ (ˌʌndərɪmˈplɔɪd) /
adjective
not fully or adequately employed