underworked
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3.9
- adjective
- /ˌʌndərˈwɜrkt/
:
poco ocupado
- I will just assume you are one of our underworked and well-paid public servants.
The staff needs to be paid, not overpaid, but not underpaid and not overworked, but not underworked.
- The staff needs to be paid, not overpaid, but not underpaid and not overworked, but not underworked.
Examples
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Outside of the logical issues, the problems in context are that your closer is either overworked or underworked, given the limited situational use.
Blog text (4) -
Do not let these overpaid, underworked idiots take your rights away any longer!
Blog text (6) -
d) the millions of Americans on state or federal assistance e) lazy, overpaid, underworked teachers, police, or firefighters f) and on, and on, and on.
Blog text (24) -
People took sides, hid, ran, quit, overworked, underworked, ate too much, drank more, complained more, went silent, changed jobs, and exited.
Blog text (24) -
She felt underworked during the slow months at the office, with few tasks to occupy her time.
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Many underworked employees expressed their desire for more challenging projects to enhance their skills.
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As business declined, the team found themselves underworked and eager for new opportunities.
Synonyms
14
5.3
Working in a job that does not use your skills or has fewer hours than you want
Antonyms
How Busy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Underworked is made of the parts under- meaning 'not enough' and work meaning 'to do a job'. So, when people are underworked, they have too little to do and are not busy, the opposite of being overworked.