little-used

English

Alternative forms

• little used

Adjective

little-used

1. Not used much, or as much as another or others; lightly used.

   Antonyms: oft-used, well-used

   Coordinate terms: underused, unused; overused

   • 1960 February, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 67:

     Mr. Hoyle, who does not believe many multiple-unit diesel services on secondary routes will resist for ever the road transport challenge, would forgo passenger traffic altogether on a little-used route in order to improve the quality of the freight working and reduce its costs by equating the average speed of all trains on the line concerned.

   • 1962 December, “British Railways safety in 1961”, in Modern Railways, page 379:

     The B.T.C. and the National Farmers' Union are now reviewing farm crossings to see if little-used ones could be closed and whether a simple warning could be provided at crossings where conditions are difficult.

See also

• little-known