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underpeopled

underpeopled adjective: short of people; underpopulated.

Adjective

underpeopled (comparative more underpeopled, superlative most underpeopled)

  1. Short of people; underpopulated.

Forms of underpeopled

comparativemore underpeopled
superlativemost underpeopled

Origin of underpeopled

From under- + peopled.

Questions about underpeopled

What does underpeopled mean?
Underpeopled means short of people; underpopulated.
What part of speech is underpeopled?
Underpeopled is an adjective.

Words near underpeopled in the dictionary

  1. underpenalize
  2. underpenalized
  3. underpenalizes
  4. underpenetrated
  5. underpeople
  6. underpeopled
  7. underpeopling
  8. underperceive
  9. underperceived
  10. underperceives
  11. underperceiving

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