: 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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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
In addition, Alpine driver Pierre Gasly became the third driver of the day to be disqualified for having an underweight car.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Leclerc and Gasly were both disqualified for having underweight cars.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Similarly, while a net +17% of fund managers were overweight U.S. stocks last month, this month that figure fell to -23%, showing that most managers are now underweight the U.S. market.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Elsewhere Tuesday morning on Wall Street, Wells Fargo added Tesla to its tactical underweight list for the second quarter.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
In addition, Alpine driver Pierre Gasly became the third driver of the day to be disqualified for having an underweight car.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Leclerc and Gasly were both disqualified for having underweight cars.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Similarly, while a net +17% of fund managers were overweight U.S. stocks last month, this month that figure fell to -23%, showing that most managers are now underweight the U.S. market.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Underweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underweight. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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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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