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underweight

[ adjective uhn-der-weyt; noun uhn-der-weyt ]

adjective

  1. weighing less than is usual, required, or proper.


noun

  1. deficiency in weight below a standard or requirement.

underweight

/ ˌʌԻəˈɱɪ /

adjective

  1. weighing less than is average, expected, or healthy
  2. finance
    1. 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
    2. (of a fund etc) disproportionately invested in this way

      pension funds have become underweight of equities

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of underweight1

First recorded in 1590–1600; under- + weight
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Of course, other teams also switched to a one-stop, without ending up underweight.

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The UK's advertising watchdog says it has banned ads using models who appear unhealthily underweight rather than overweight due to society's aspiration towards thinness.

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An initial assessment revealed that the whale was underweight and had an abnormal amount of whale lice, suggesting she was suffering from some illness or lack of adequate nutrition, he said.

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In fact, Mercedes crossed the line one-two in Belgium only for George Russell to be disqualified from victory for his car being underweight.

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Official data shows that more than 35% of India’s 137 million children under five are stunted, with over a third also underweight.

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