undersized

adjective

un·​der·​sized ˌən-dər-ˈsīzd 

variants or less commonly undersize

ˌən-dər-ˈsīz 

: of a size less than is common, proper, normal, or average

undersized trout

Synonyms

• bantam
• diminutive
• dinky
• dwarfish
• fine
• half-pint
• Lilliputian
• little
• pint-size
• pint-sized
• pocket
• pocket-size
• pocket-sized
• puny
• pygmy
• shrimpy
• slight
• small
• smallish
• subnormal
• toylike

Examples of undersized in a Sentence

He is undersized for a basketball player.

though a football all-star in high school, he was just a mediocre, undersized player at the college level

Recent Examples on the Web

First, an aggressive front office willing to gamble on building a roster around Brunson, their undersized yet transcendent franchise guard. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024

The undersized Liberty product caught four or more balls in 10 of his 14 appearances, including each of his final nine. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2024

Graduate student Tosh Baker has experience, and freshman Anthonie Knapp, a promising if slightly undersized prospect, is also in the mix. —Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024

Back in April, 2018, Gutekunst strayed from the Ron Wolf/Ted Thompson philosophy and took undersized cornerback Jaire Alexander. —Rob Reischel, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1706, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

undersized

adjective

un·​der·​sized ˌən-dər-ˈsīzd 

: smaller than is usual or standard

undersized fruit