Definition of underqualified
: lacking sufficient qualifications (such as adequate education and experience) for a particular job, assignment, etc.
an underqualified candidate … if entrants are greatly underqualified academically, new curricula will be required.— Julian C. Stanley
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The first known use of underqualified was in 1624
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