Meaning

3 senses
  1. Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.

    He's so underweight he's had to buy smaller clothes.

    He's thirty pounds underweight.

    недове́шенныйnedovéšennyj, недове́шеннаяnedovéšennaja, недове́шенныеnedovéšennyje

  2. Not too heavy for an intended purpose.

    The suitcase is just slightly underweight; I'll let it on the plane.

  3. Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests.

    The fund is underweight in mining.

    2011, Murdoch, S. Foreigners back for Aussie stocks, The Australian "It's a long-run trend of foreign investors -- typically being underweight the banking sector in Australia," Mr Baker said.

More definitions
  • being very thin

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The female calf is underweight at about 30 kilograms.

    deDas weibliche Kälbchen hat Untergewicht. Es wiegt ca. 30 kg. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Being underweight is higher risk than being overweight.

  3. BMI categories (underweight, overweight or obese) from general reading table are inappropriate for athletes, children, the elderly, and the infirm.

    Категорії ІВТ (недостатня, зайва вага чи ожиріння) з загальної таблиці не підходять для спортсменів, дітей, літніх чи людей з ослабленим здоров’ям. — Internecivus

    ruКатегории ИМТ (недостаточная, избыточная масса или ожирение) из общей таблицы не подходят для спортсменов, детей, пожилых и людей с ослабленным здоровьем. — Ooneykcall

    deDie BMI-Kategorien (Untergewicht, Übergewicht oder Fettleibigkeit) aus der allgemeinen Vergleichstabelle sind ungeeignet für Sportler, Kinder, ältere und altersschwache Menschen. — Vortarulo

Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
of an inappropriately or unusually low weight:

Forms

more underweight, most underweight
Comparativemore underweight Lesson
Superlativemost underweight Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
of low weight:overweightA2

See also

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