underweight

[adj. uhn-der-weyt; n. uhn-der-weyt] Origin

un·der·weight

[adj. uhn-der-weyt; n. uhn-der-weyt]
adjective
1.
weighing less than is usual, required, or proper.
noun
2.
deficiency in weight below a standard or requirement.

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Underweight is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1590–1600; under- + weight
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underweight (ˌʌndəˈweɪt)
 
adj
1.  weighing less than is average, expected, or healthy
2.  finance
 a.  having a lower proportion of one's investments in a particular sector of the market than the size of that sector relative to the total market would suggest
 b.  (of a fund etc) disproportionately invested in this way: pension funds have become underweight of equities

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underweight
1899, from under- + weight.
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underweight un·der·weight (ŭn'dər-wāt')
adj.
Weighing less than is normal, healthy, or required. n.
Insufficiency of weight.

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