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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Jokic tends to command the floor against the undersized Warriors.
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Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
This isn’t the same undersized Knicks team that was once vulnerable to physicality.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
And finally, Egyptian leaders hoped to use the war to secure continued financial inflows that will stave off economic crisis at home, where one in seven people suffer from food insecurity and more than one in five children under five are malnourished and undersized.
—Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Landry is slightly undersized, but nonetheless a stout edge-setter against the run; his greatest play strength a year ago.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
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Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
This isn’t the same undersized Knicks team that was once vulnerable to physicality.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
And finally, Egyptian leaders hoped to use the war to secure continued financial inflows that will stave off economic crisis at home, where one in seven people suffer from food insecurity and more than one in five children under five are malnourished and undersized.
—Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Landry is slightly undersized, but nonetheless a stout edge-setter against the run; his greatest play strength a year ago.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Undersized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undersized. Accessed 30 Mar. 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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