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

Examples of underused in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web An Inland Empire glut of underused warehouses is contributing to valuation pressures for Sun Life Financial Inc.’s US investment properties. Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 13 May 2024 The underused backlot isn’t large enough for a World of Pandora — but there’s plenty of space if Walt Disney Imagineering pushes the boundaries of the land out into the Disneyland bus depot along Harbor Boulevard. Brady MacDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for underused 

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Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of underused was in 1960

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“Underused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underused. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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