underpowered
adjective
un·der·pow·ered
ˌən-dər-ˈpau̇(-ə)rd 
1
: driven by an engine of insufficient power
2
: having or supplied with insufficient power
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In the meantime, the grid will remain underpowered and overstressed, increasing the risk of blackouts.
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Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Still, the fact that a ray tracing-forward game like this runs at all on the relatively underpowered Steam Deck hardware feels like something of a miracle these days.
—ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
While Saudi Arabia is rolling out the red carpet for Nvidia’s latest-generation chips, China is seeing growing restrictions even on underpowered GPUs such as the H20, as the U.S. attempts to restrain the country’s domestic AI ambitions.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 19 May 2025
The Kindle does have a web browser, but it’s tucked away, unloved and underpowered.
—Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Still, the fact that a ray tracing-forward game like this runs at all on the relatively underpowered Steam Deck hardware feels like something of a miracle these days.
—ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
While Saudi Arabia is rolling out the red carpet for Nvidia’s latest-generation chips, China is seeing growing restrictions even on underpowered GPUs such as the H20, as the U.S. attempts to restrain the country’s domestic AI ambitions.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 19 May 2025
The Kindle does have a web browser, but it’s tucked away, unloved and underpowered.
—Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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“Underpowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underpowered. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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