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underweight

noun

Meaning

  • The state or quality of being underweight.

  • An underweight person.

verb

Meaning

  • To underestimate the weight of.

  • To give insufficient weight to (a consideration); to underestimate the importance of.

adjective

Meaning

  • 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."