underweight
[ adjective uhn-der-weyt; noun uhn-der-weyt ]
/ adjective ˈʌn dərˈweɪt; noun ˈʌn dərˌweɪt /
adjective
weighing less than is usual, required, or proper.
noun
deficiency in weight below a standard or requirement.
Words nearby underweight
undervest,
underwaist,
underwater,
underway,
underwear,
underweight,
underwent,
underwhelm,
underwhelming,
underwing,
underwire
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British Dictionary definitions for underweight
underweight
/ (ˌʌndəˈweɪt) /
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 waypension funds have become underweight of equities
Medical definitions for underweight
underweight
[ ŭn′dər-wāt′ ]
adj.
Weighing less than is normal, healthy, or required.
n.
Insufficiency of weight.