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underemployed

adjective
 
 
/ˌʌn.dər.ɪmˈplɔɪd/ US  /-dɚ-/

Definition

not having enough work to do, or having a job that does not use all your skillsBore and bored
(Definition of underemployed adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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