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underpowered
adjective
uk /ˌʌn.dəˈpaʊ.əd/ us /ˌʌn.dɚˈpaʊ.ɚd/
not having enough power or strength to do what is needed:
My only major criticism of the car was the slightly underpowered engine.
It used to be that personal computers were rather underpowered and short on memory.
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The study found that children breathing dirty air were more likely to develop underpowered lungs.
The software was running on underpowered hardware.
The first MP3 players were exciting, but they were overpriced and underpowered - with only enough memory to hold an hour or two's worth of tunes.
The whole production felt emotionally underpowered.
Some states have banned the use of the rifle for hunting deer as it is underpowered for that purpose.
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shakiness
shaky
sitting duck
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weakly
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weedy
wetly
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