Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
902,141,805 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

underweight
(redirected from underweighted)

   Also found in: Medical, Financial, Wikipedia 0.04 sec.
un·der·weight  (ndr-wt)
adj.
Weighing less than is normal, healthy, or required.
n.
Insufficiency of weight.

underweight
Adjective
weighing less than is average, expected, or healthy
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.underweightunderweight - being very thin; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"
lean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare

underweight
adjective skinny, puny, emaciated, undernourished, skin and bone (informal) undersized, half-starved, underfed
Translations
Spanish underweight [ʌndəˈweɪt] adjde peso insuficiente; [person] → demasiado delgado
French underweight [ʌndəˈweɪt] adjd'un poids insuffisant; [person] → (trop) maigre
German underweight [ʌndəˈweɪt] adj to be underweight → Untergewicht haben
Italian underweight [ʌndəˈweɪt] adjal di sotto del giusto peso; [person] → sottopeso inv

?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.