undercrowded
undercrowded is the simple past and past participle of undercrowd.
Meaning of undercrowd
Verb
undercrowd (third-person singular simple present undercrowds, present participle undercrowding, simple past and past participle undercrowded)
- To underfill; to fill with too low a population density.
- It is hard to set numerical limits on the size of classes, but it is certain that conditions in California tend to overcrowd rather than undercrowd.1952, California Teachers Association, CTA Journal - Volume 48, page 51
Adjective
undercrowded (comparative more undercrowded, superlative most undercrowded)
- Without a sufficiently large crowd; underpopulated or underattended.
- Both the overcrowded American city and the undercrowded suburb are artificial communities, their cohesiveness destroyed to a large extent by the automobile.1973, “Vehicle for Revolution”, in Harper's magazine, volume 247, page 77
Forms of undercrowded
| comparative | more undercrowded |
|---|---|
| superlative | most undercrowded |
Origin of undercrowded
From undercrowd + -ed.
From under- + crowded.
Questions about undercrowded
- What does undercrowded mean?
- Undercrowded means without a sufficiently large crowd; underpopulated or underattended.
- What is undercrowded the simple past and past participle of?
- Undercrowded is the simple past and past participle of undercrowd.
- What part of speech is undercrowded?
- Undercrowded is an adjective.
Words near undercrowded in the dictionary
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