English

Alternative forms

• under-resourced

Adjective

underresourced ‎(comparative more underresourced, superlative most underresourced)

1. (social science, public health) Having insufficient resources; poor.
2. (politically correct) Having insufficient resources; poor.
   • 2000, Steven R. Goldzwig and Patricia A. Sullivan, Electronic Democracy, Virtual Politics, and Local Communities, in Political Communication Ethics: An Oxymoron? (Robert E. Denton, ed.), page 68

     Who was being served when mainstream media coverage focused on President Clinton's personal life rather than on issues in underresourced communities?