undersized

1. 1.

   smaller than normal for its kind

   Synonymsundersize

   Similarsmall

Questions about undersized

What does undersized mean?

undersized means "smaller than normal for its kind".

How many syllables are in undersized?

undersized has 3 syllables: un-der-sized. The stress falls on "un". In IPA it is /ˈʌndɚˌsaɪzd/.

What is another word for undersized?

Close synonyms include undersize. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is undersized a common word?

undersized is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.