undersize

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 undersize

From under- + size.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

undersize (comparative more undersize, superlative most undersize)

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.

Translations

undersized

• Finnish: alimittainen
• Māori: wheto

smaller than appropriate

• Finnish: alimittainen

small enough

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