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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

This model is a bit undersized for adults, but your kids and their friends will have a blast in this simple Intex pool.

An oversized machine is as inconvenient as an undersized one is frustrating.

Both are a bit undersized for the position but tend to play bigger than they are, Weekes said.

The Mount’s undersized point guard, Damian Chong Qui, raced the length of the floor and lofted in a layup at the buzzer for the 10-point margin.

He could develop into an undersized stretch center like Tucker, a lockdown wing defender like OG Anunoby or anything in between.

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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