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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of underpower.
  • adjective Having insufficient power for its operation

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Examples

  • But even that older altarpiece was itself rather underpowered from the few photos I have seen of it.

    The Lost Reredos of St. John the Divine 2009

  • Detroit's other auto maker, Chrysler, now owned privately by Cerberus Capital Management L.P., got a lower rating this year due to what Consumer Reports called underpowered engines, sub-par interior materials and noise.

    Asian Car Brands Grab Top Spots Ron Amadon 2008

  • What many car reviewers call underpowered, I call modestly powered.

    chicagotribune.com - 2010

  • The category of netbooks, often described as underpowered, got a performance boost Monday as

    Top Tech News 2010

  • The category of netbooks, often described as underpowered, got a performance boost Monday as

    Top Tech News 2010

  • The category of netbooks, often called underpowered, got a performance boost as Intel announced that a dozen new netbooks based on its mobile dual-core Atom processors are shipping.

    Top Tech News 2010

  • As long as Tory leaders were useless, lacking in credibility, humanity or normality, Charles Kennedy's blokeish demeanor and "underpowered" leadership style was just fine.

    Archive 2005-10-01 2005

  • As long as Tory leaders were useless, lacking in credibility, humanity or normality, Charles Kennedy's blokeish demeanor and "underpowered" leadership style was just fine.

    You're our future now, Dave 2005

  • I wonder if it's just me, but I always noticed that cars that seem 'underpowered' get worse gas mileage than cars that seem to have an appropriate amount of power.

    Autoblog Green Lascelles Linton 2010

  • If you are looking for a minimalist system with low processor and memory overheads to revive an old "underpowered" machine or make the latest PC look even faster, you have to start thinking about alternatives.

    Netvouz - new bookmarks 2010

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