underweight
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Noun
underweight noun
- The state or quality of being underweight.
- An underweight person.
Verb
underweight verb
- To underestimate the weight of.
- To give insufficient weight to (a consideration); to underestimate the importance of.
Adjective
underweight adjective
- Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.“He's so underweight he's had to buy smaller clothes.”
- Not too heavy for an intended purpose.“The suitcase is just slightly underweight; I'll let it on the plane.”
- Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests.“The fund is underweight in mining.”
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