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undermaintained

  • a word derived from maintain.
    maintain
    verb (used with object)
    to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain.

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The latest disaster is the fifth residential building collapse in Tripoli this winter, highlighting growing concerns over old and undermaintained buildings in Lebanon's poorest city.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026

In the proposed wilderness, he cites Discovery Lake, Elk Lakes and Wynochee Pass as overgrown, undermaintained trails that will suffer under new regulations.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2022

The government has made significant investments here, including an aggressive push to pave and resurface the isolated region's undermaintained roadways.

From Reuters ● Aug. 25, 2022

It looked like a half-finished and undermaintained army base.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston