variants also undersize
as in diminutive
of a size that is less than average though a football all-star in high school, he was just a mediocre, undersized player at the college level

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Recent Examples of undersized The Bulls — undersized and short-handed — ran out of tricks by the final minutes of the fourth quarter. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025 At 6-foot-1, Jones is an undersized option at point guard — especially for a team with the 6-6 Ball running the point and 6-8 Josh Giddey filling a hybrid point forward role. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025 Few teams rely on the 3 more than the undersized Grizzlies. The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025 His strengths as a former safety — speed and coverage awareness — are obvious, but Sherwood also shows impressive play strength and technique against the run, hardly looking undersized. Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undersized

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“Undersized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undersized. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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