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undersized

[ uhn-der-sahyzd ]

adjective

  1. smaller than the usual or normal size.


undersized

/ ˌʌndəˈsaɪzd /

adjective

  1. of less than usual size


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Word History and Origins

Origin of undersized1

First recorded in 1650–60; under- + size 1 + -ed 3

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Example Sentences

He had a most amiable feeling towards it, were it ever so frowsy and undersized and sallow.

In the language of the country they meant runty, mean-figured, undersized.

He was an undersized child with a pinched, intelligent face.

Not only are they undersized and weak-muscled, but they shun bodily activity and are exceedingly sensitive to pain.

And he could see a bell too—an undersized cowbell—that dangled at the creature's breast and jangled incessantly.

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