Meanings
adjectiveundersize (comparative more undersize, superlative most undersize)
comparative more undersize · superlative most undersize
- Smaller than normal, undersized.
This isn't a pony, it's just an undersize horse.
- Smaller than appropriate, expected or sufficient.
- Small enough to fit through a screen.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivesmaller than normal for its kind
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
- Proto-Germanic*under
- Proto-West Germanic*undar
- Old Englishunder-
- Middle Englishunder-
- Englishunder-
- Englishsize
- Englishundersize
Translations
Finnish alimittainen, alimittainen
- alimittainenundersized
- alimittainensmaller than appropriate
Māori wheto
- whetoundersized
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Cite this entry
APA
undersize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undersize
MLA
“undersize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undersize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undersize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undersize.
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