undersized

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér

Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí

Proto-Indo-European *-ér

Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér

Proto-Germanic *under

Proto-West Germanic *undar

Old English under-

Middle English under-

English under-

English size

English -ed

English sized

English undersized

From under- + sized.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

undersized (comparative more undersized, superlative most undersized)

1. below the usual or expected size

Derived terms

• undersizedness

Translations

below the expected size

• Bulgarian: маломерен (bg) (malomeren)
• Dutch: ondermaats (nl)
• French: sous-dimensionné (fr) m, sous-dimensionnée (fr) f
• Māori: whito, rehe