Definition & Meaning of "underemployed"in English

underemployed

(of a person) not having much work to do in their job or being unable to use their full potential

Grammatical Information

Composition

Compound

qualitative

Superlative

most underemployed

Comparative

more underemployed

gradable

domain

employment, society, economics

Examples

Despite her qualifications, she felt underemployed in her current job, which didn't utilize her full skill set.

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underemployed

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