: weighing less than the normal or requisite amount
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Adjective
the long illness left him frail and underweight
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
A lot of them were very underweight, especially the adults.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
And a Deutsche Bank measure of discretionary equity positioning is now underweight, according to Parag Thatte, a strategist at the bank.
—Geoffrey Morgan, Bloomberg, 24 Feb. 2026
Those children were severely malnourished and underweight, according to the district attorney’s office, weighing 48 and 50 pounds, respectively, when they were removed from Helton's home.
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Adjective
Yet, SigRist says the NC pension system remains generally underweight the sector relative to benchmark.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
A lot of them were very underweight, especially the adults.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
And a Deutsche Bank measure of discretionary equity positioning is now underweight, according to Parag Thatte, a strategist at the bank.
—Geoffrey Morgan, Bloomberg, 24 Feb. 2026
Those children were severely malnourished and underweight, according to the district attorney’s office, weighing 48 and 50 pounds, respectively, when they were removed from Helton's home.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Underweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underweight. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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underweight
adjective
un·der·weight
-ˈwāt 
: weighing less than the normal amount for one's age, height, and build
underweight children
underweight adults typically have a body mass index of less than 18.5
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