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underweight
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underweight
(adjective)
underweight
/ˌʌndɚ
ˈ
weɪt/
adjective
underweight
/ˌʌndɚ
ˈ
weɪt/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNDERWEIGHT
[
more underweight; most underweight
]
:
weighing less than the normal or expected amount
:
too light
He is slightly
underweight
.
She had become dangerously
underweight
. [=
thin
]
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