different between underresourced vs underserved

English

under- +? resourced

underresourced (comparative more underresourced, superlative most underresourced)

(social sciences, public health) Having insufficient resources; poor or underfunded.
- 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?

underresourced

under- +? served

underserved (comparative more underserved, superlative most underserved)

Underresourced; not having sufficient service.
1. (medicine) Disadvantaged with regard to health services because of inability to pay, inability to access care, or other disparities for reasons of race, religion, language group or social status.
2. Poorly served.

underserved

Not to be confused with undeserved.

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