underweight

²underweight

adj

Definition of UNDERWEIGHT

: weighing less than the normal or requisite amount

Examples of UNDERWEIGHT

1. <the long illness left him frail and underweight>

First Known Use of UNDERWEIGHT

1675

Related to UNDERWEIGHT

Synonyms: featherlight, feathery, lightweight, ¹light, weightless

Antonyms: heavy, hefty, leaden, overweight, ponderous, weighty

Related Words: bantam, diminutive, little, minute, puny, small, smallish, tiny, undersized (also undersize), wee; flimsy, fragile, insubstantial; petite, slender, slight, slim, thin

Near Antonyms: big, considerable, extensive, goodly, great, handsome, huge, hulking, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), large, largish, massive, overscale (or overscaled), oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, super, voluminous, whacking; bulky, cumbersome, unwieldy

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