"underworked" meaning in English

See underworked in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underworked.wav Forms: more underworked [comparative], most underworked [superlative]
Etymology: From under- + worked. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|worked}} under- + worked Head templates: {{en-adj}} underworked (comparative more underworked, superlative most underworked)
  1. Ineffectively or inadequately utilized.
    Sense id: en-underworked-en-adj-34wt3sJV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underworked.wav
Etymology: From underwork + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|underwork|ed|nocat=1}} underwork + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} underworked
  1. simple past and past participle of underwork Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: underwork
    Sense id: en-underworked-en-verb-X7~mxhSj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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