underfunded
Speech parts
1. underfunded - Adjective
2. underfunded - Verb
Meaning
underfunded (comparative more underfunded, superlative most underfunded)
Insufficiently funded.
underfunded
simple past and past participle of underfund
Synonyms
Examples
It has become clear that America's civilian institutions of diplomacy and development have been chronically undermanned and underfunded for far too long – relative to what we spend on the military, and more important, relative to the responsibilities and challenges our nation has around the world.
I didn't just want to be a poster boy and sign on to publicize somebody else's method of operations. If I was going to put myself out there, I wanted to make sure that it was to an end. So I got involved with this congressional hearing about Parkinson's being underfunded.
If Scott Brown can win in a state that President Obama won by 26 points, I can win in a district that Obey won by just 20 points against an unknown, underfunded challenger in the Democratic landslide of 2008. It means there is not a single Democrat in the country who is safe.
58% of firms in Burkina Faso identified roads as major business constraint, maintenance and rehabilitation needs of the main road network are said to be underfunded.
AIDS research was chronically underfunded during Reagan's administration, and requests for more funding by doctors at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) were routinely denied.
Aside from the merits of both sides of the issue, it should be pointed out that churches have been underfunded for years, and it is hurting the efficacy of Gospel work.