English dictionary
underweight
nounParts of speech
Definitions
noun
- The state or quality of being underweight.
- An underweight person.
verb
- To underestimate the weight of.
- To give insufficient weight to (a consideration); to underestimate the importance of.
adjective
- Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.
- Not too heavy for an intended purpose.
- Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests.
Example sentences
He's so underweight he's had to buy smaller clothes.
The suitcase is just slightly underweight; I'll let it on the plane.
The fund is underweight in mining.