underutilized

American  

[uhn-der-yoo-tuhl-ahyzd] / ˌʌn dərˈyu təlˌaɪzd /

adjective

1. not utilized enough; not used to full capacity or to maximum effect.

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Example Sentences

Asian economies including China, Singapore and Thailand were named in the probe, which the trade office said will focus on economies that seem to “exhibit structural excess capacity and production in various manufacturing sectors, such as through large or persistent trade surpluses or underutilized or unused capacity.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Countries are going to great lengths—from emptying their strategic oil stockpiles to rerouting supplies through underutilized pipelines —to find other ways to replace the shortage.

From Barron's

The new rules “unlock the potential,” he said, of thousands of underutilized structures all over the city, including such commercial centers as Westwood, Olympic Boulevard, South Los Angeles, Ventura Boulevard and the Harbor District.

From Los Angeles Times

The models are essentially 3-D virtual replicas of entire networks that mimic real-world conditions to help operators identify underutilized capacity, plan for new infrastructure, and prepare for or respond to events such as storms or fires.

From The Wall Street Journal

That was also when the Seahawks understood that Smith-Njigba was underutilized as Metcalf’s understudy.

From The Wall Street Journal