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 Outside of battery sizing, automakers can leverage data to remove underused features. Mayank Sikaria, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Pierce is frustratingly underused, but his slow-burn discouraging response to Elsbeth matches well with Patterson’s slow-burn encouragement. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024 An underused building can be costly for a district, given overhead costs don't decrease in the same way per student enrollment dollars do. Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 Jan. 2024 Yet the drugs have remained underused, studies have found. Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024 Officials also approved a tentative agreement for a project that is expected to bring apartments — including some affordable units — retail shops and restaurants to the underused site. Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024 And yet, an antiviral treatment proven to lessen the chances of severe outcomes is going underused. Kenya Hunter, Fortune Well, 7 Feb. 2024 Hawk, who is married to Lucy (Allison Williams, fine and underused), is celebrating his imminent posting to Milan as grandchildren run about the garden. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023 The folding screen is one of the most underrated, overlooked, and underused pieces of furniture in interior design. Jermaine Gallacher, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2023

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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 18 Mar. 2024.

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