underused

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English

Adjective

underused (not comparable)

  1. Used less than normal or desirable.
    • 2020 December 2, Anthony Lambert, “Reimagining Railway Stations”, in Rail, page 39:
      This is reflected in the sterling work of community rail, mobilising volunteers and stakeholders to revitalise underused station buildings and engage with their local community.
    • 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 192:
      Underused neuronal pathways are pruned back, as are underused patches of mycelium.

Verb

underused

  1. simple past and past participle of underuse