Undersized
[ʌndə'saɪzd;'ʌndə-] or [,ʌdɚ'saɪzd]
Definition
(a.) Of a size less than is common.
Checker: Neil
Definition
adj. below the usual size.
Editor: Vince
Examples
- Muzzle was an undersized footman, with a long body and short legs. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I believe they were fat, though I was at that time undersized for my years, and not strong. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Nobody can call such an undersized man handsome. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
Editor: Vince