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- [uhn-der-sahyzd]
- /ˈʌn dərˈsaɪzd/
- /ˌʌn.dəˈsaɪzd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uhn-der-sahyzd]
- /ˈʌn dərˈsaɪzd/
Definitions of undersized word
- adjective undersized smaller than the usual or normal size. 1
- adjective undersized miniature, small 1
- adjective undersized Undersized people or things are smaller than usual, or smaller than they should be. 0
- adjective undersized of less than usual size 0
- adjective undersized smaller in size than is usual, average, or proper 0
- adjective undersized below the usual or expected size. 0
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Origin of undersized
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; under- + size1 + -ed3
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Parts of speech for Undersized
noun
adjective
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undersized popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
undersized usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for undersized
adj undersized
- anorectic — Also, anorectous. having no appetite.
- bitty — If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well.
- busher — a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground.
- curtate — shortened
adjective undersized
- decurtate — Shortened, curtailed.
- dwarf — a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
- mitre — to bestow a miter upon, or raise to a rank entitled to it.
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