: 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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Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
The rally is most inconvenient for foreign investors and strategists who remain on the sidelines/underweight China due to the US election.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
But analysts at JPMorgan rated Tesla stock at underweight and set a price target of $135, implying downside of nearly 50%.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024
The schools recruited players who were underweight or overlooked, players who could fit into their old-fashioned, run-first scheme—the triple option in flexbone formation, in which the objective is to hold the ball and use up the clock.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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Shadow, who is now 12, was underweight, covered with fleas and had seven teeth missing when Minckler adopted him.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
The rally is most inconvenient for foreign investors and strategists who remain on the sidelines/underweight China due to the US election.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
But analysts at JPMorgan rated Tesla stock at underweight and set a price target of $135, implying downside of nearly 50%.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024
The schools recruited players who were underweight or overlooked, players who could fit into their old-fashioned, run-first scheme—the triple option in flexbone formation, in which the objective is to hold the ball and use up the clock.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Underweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underweight. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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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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