underendowed
Lacking sufficient resources
Underendowed means insufficiently supplied or equipped with something—often resources, funding, or natural attributes.
An underendowed school district lacks adequate funding.
The word appears frequently as a euphemism for having a small penis: He worried about being underendowed.
It can also describe modest breast size, though this use is less common.
Being without something
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- wantingAbsent or insufficient
- shortchangedGiven insufficient payment
disadvantaged · deprived · underfunded · undersupplied · underresourced · understaffed · undercapitalized · underequipped
Thinly scattered or distributed
- scantBarely adequate amount
- paltryContemptibly meager
- skimpyInadequate in size or amount
- minimalSmallest amount needed
bare · slight · thin · modest · nominal · lean · small · puny
Below acceptable quality
- substandardBelow required quality
- mediocreOf only moderate quality
- unsatisfactoryNot good enough
- poorLacking sufficient resources
weak · defective · flawed · imperfect · unimpressive · underwhelming · second-rate · low-grade
lacking
Being without something
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- wantingAbsent or insufficient
shortchanged · disadvantaged · deprived · underfunded · undersupplied · underresourced · understaffed · undercapitalized · underequipped · limited
sparse
Thinly scattered or distributed
minimal · bare · slight · thin · modest · nominal · lean · small · puny · slender
subpar
Below acceptable quality
- substandardBelow required quality
- mediocreOf only moderate quality
- unsatisfactoryNot good enough
poor · weak · defective · flawed · imperfect · unimpressive · underwhelming · second-rate · low-grade · underpowered
underendowedwell-endowed
Possessing large physical attributes
overendowed · overfunded · capitalized · wealthy · affluent
under, endow, endowed, endowing, endows, endowment, endowments, unendowed, dower