underpowered
2
5.5
- adjective
- /ˌʌndərˈpaʊərd/
:
poco potente
- The car's underpowered engine failed to impress anyone during the test drive, as it struggled to reach highway speeds.
- underpowered engine
This study was underpowered, not really negative.
- This study was underpowered, not really negative.
- Mobile graphics cards are very underpowered compared to their desktop equivalents.
- And those are the tensor chip being underpowered and the downgraded camera system.
Examples
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We felt the 10-inch category was overpriced and underpowered, and we wanted to see what we could do about that from our perspective.
Blog text (18) -
The vast majority of currently sold Android devices are small and underpowered, running v2.1 and the likes.
Blog text (27) -
Number two runs, but it's way underpowered.
Fiction book (2002) -
The plan to replace the underpowered engine was canceled later after the United States and France decided to sell fighters to Taiwan.
Academic text (1996) -
Mobile graphics cards are very underpowered compared to their desktop equivalents.
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You just dropped $1800 for a comparatively underpowered fashion statement of a laptop; what's another $130?
Blog text (26) -
For example, the most notable problem for the IDF was its underpowered engine, which, based on the supplier's terms, had to be modified to restrain its full capability.
Academic text (1996) -
Here's the rub: they're still underpowered, and their screens just don't match up to the Retina-caliber displays in the Pro line.
Blog text (5) -
The new smartphone model was criticized for being underpowered, struggling to run the latest applications smoothly.
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Many students feel underpowered by the lack of resources in their school, which affects their learning experience.
Synonyms
162
2.0
Not very good at a skill or task
143
1.4
Not good at a skill or easily influenced by others
1
3.7
A device or signal that uses little energy and is not very strong
1
5.5
Does not have enough people or resources to work properly
Not strong and not able to make things happen
Not having power or influence to make changes
Antonyms
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word underpowered comes from under- meaning 'not enough', as in underpaid, and power meaning 'energy' or 'force'. So something underpowered simply has 'not enough power' to do the job.