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underweight
[ adjective uhn-der-weyt; noun uhn-der-weyt ]
adjective
- weighing less than is usual, required, or proper.
noun
- deficiency in weight below a standard or requirement.
underweight
/ ˌʌԻəˈɱɪ /
adjective
- weighing less than is average, expected, or healthy
- finance
- 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
- (of a fund etc) disproportionately invested in this way
pension funds have become underweight of equities
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of underweight1
Example Sentences
Of course, other teams also switched to a one-stop, without ending up underweight.
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.
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.
In fact, Mercedes crossed the line one-two in Belgium only for George Russell to be disqualified from victory for his car being underweight.
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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