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Underweight

The state or quality of being underweight.

📖 Definitions of "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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