underendowed
Americanadjective
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(of a school, hospital, or other institution) lacking sufficient income from an endowment.
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lacking certain desirable traits, faculties, or the like.
Nobody ever accused him of being underendowed with ambition.
Etymology
Origin of underendowed
Example Sentences
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As underendowed a stretch of land as exists anywhere in the world, the Gaza Strip hardly seems to qualify as a territorial prize.
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