undersize

Smaller than normal, undersized.

Adjective

  1. Smaller than normal, undersized.
    • This isn't a pony, it's just an undersize horse.
  2. Smaller than appropriate, expected or sufficient.
  3. Small enough to fit through a screen.

Origin

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 undersize From under- + size.

Forms

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