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/un"deuhr suyzd"/, adj.smaller than the usual or normal size.[1650-60; UNDER- + SIZE1 + -ED3]
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undersized — also undersize adjective Date: 1706 of a size less than is common, proper, normal, or average < undersized trout > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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