underpowered

adjective

un·​der·​pow·​ered ˌən-dər-ˈpau̇(-ə)rd How to pronounce underpowered (audio)
1
: driven by an engine of insufficient power
2
: having or supplied with insufficient power

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While Saudi Arabia is rolling out the red carpet for Nvidia’s latest-generation chips, China is seeing growing restrictions even on underpowered GPUs such as the H20, as the U.S. attempts to restrain the country’s domestic AI ambitions. Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 19 May 2025 The Kindle does have a web browser, but it’s tucked away, unloved and underpowered. Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 The credits for the film are accompanied by dozens of press clippings either hailing the new super-team of sidekicks and antiheroes or questioning why in the world this group of underpowered misfits is taking up the mantle of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Eliana Dockterman, Time, 2 May 2025 One of the biggest draws of Chrome OS is its ability to run on seriously underpowered CPUs, and this Acer really wrings a ton of performance out of one. PCMAG, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for underpowered

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of underpowered was in 1905

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“Underpowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underpowered. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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