Underweight (Adjective)
Meaning
Being very thin; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"; "pale bony hands".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The underweight model looked frail on the catwalk, her bony shoulders jutting out from her designer gown.
- After a long illness, the underweight patient had to work hard to regain her strength and put on some much-needed weight.
- The underweight child was prescribed a special diet by her doctor to help her gain weight and improve her overall health.
- The underweight athlete struggled to build muscle mass, despite a rigorous training regimen and a high-calorie diet.
- The underweight teenager was self-conscious about her scrawny arms and legs, and avoided wearing shorts or tank tops in public.