undersized
adjective
un·der·sized
ˌən-dər-ˈsīzd 
variants
or less commonly undersize
: of a size less than is common, proper, normal, or average
undersized trout
Examples of undersized in a Sentence
He is undersized for a basketball player.
though a football all-star in high school, he was just a mediocre, undersized player at the college level
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Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
Troy is an undersized team that plays a 5-out offense.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025
Miami has finished each of the last three seasons with a top-five defensive rebounding percentage despite playing mostly undersized lineups for much of that stretch.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
The evaluator wasn’t overly impressed, describing him as an undersized, non-shooting center whose best attribute is playing hard.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025
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Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
Troy is an undersized team that plays a 5-out offense.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025
Miami has finished each of the last three seasons with a top-five defensive rebounding percentage despite playing mostly undersized lineups for much of that stretch.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
The evaluator wasn’t overly impressed, describing him as an undersized, non-shooting center whose best attribute is playing hard.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Undersized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undersized. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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undersized
adjective
un·der·sized
ˌən-dər-ˈsīzd
: smaller than is usual or standard
undersized fruit
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