un‧der‧fund‧ed /ˌʌndəˈfʌndəd, ˌʌndəˈfʌndɪd $ -dər-/
adjective a project, organization etc that is underfunded has not been given enough money to be effective
seriously/chronically/badly etc underfunded
Our education system is seriously underfunded.—underfunding noun [uncountable]:
underfunding in the National Health Service [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲