underweight

noun

  1. 1

    The state or quality of being underweight.

  2. 2

    An underweight person.

verb

  1. 1

    To underestimate the weight of.

  2. 2

    To give insufficient weight to (a consideration); to underestimate the importance of.

adjective

  1. 1

    Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.

    He's so underweight he's had to buy smaller clothes.
  2. 2

    Not too heavy for an intended purpose.

    The suitcase is just slightly underweight; I'll let it on the plane.
  3. 3

    Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests.

    The fund is underweight in mining.

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