Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underworked

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-worked
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Ineffectively or inadequately utilized.

verb

simple past and past participle of underwork

Example Sentences

"The malicious boss thought that all of his employees were underworked."

Etymology

From under- + worked.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under
Suffix: underwork

Inflected Forms

more underworked (comparative) most underworked (superlative)

Questions

What does underworked mean?: Ineffectively or inadequately utilized.
Where does underworked come from?: From under- + worked.

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