Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undersize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-size
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Smaller than normal, undersized.

adj

Smaller than appropriate, expected or sufficient.

adj

Small enough to fit through a screen.

Example Sentences

"This isn't a pony, it's just an undersize horse."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English size English undersize From under- + size.

Inflected Forms

more undersize (comparative) most undersize (superlative)

Synonyms

undersized

Questions

What does undersize mean?: Smaller than normal, undersized.
Where does undersize come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English size English undersize From under- + size.

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