Definition of underemployed

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  • underemployed is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 22
  • underemployed is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 22
  • underemployed is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 26

Definition of underemployed

  • employed only part-time when one needs full-time employment or not making full use of your skills (adjective)

    Examples

    1. migrants are likely to be poor and underemployed
    2. able people are kept underemployed

See definition of underemployed in Merriam Webster