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underpopulated

underpopulated adjective: having an insufficient population for economic viability.

Adjective

underpopulated (comparative more underpopulated, superlative most underpopulated)

  1. Having an insufficient population for economic viability

Forms of underpopulated

comparativemore underpopulated
superlativemost underpopulated

Origin of underpopulated

From under- + populated.

Questions about underpopulated

What does underpopulated mean?
Underpopulated means having an insufficient population for economic viability.
What part of speech is underpopulated?
Underpopulated is an adjective.

Words near underpopulated in the dictionary

  1. underpoliced
  2. underpolicing
  3. underpolluted
  4. underpollution
  5. underpopulate
  6. underpopulated
  7. underpopulates
  8. underpopulating
  9. underpopulation
  10. underporter
  11. underporters

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