underpowered

[US]/ʌndə'paʊəd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. lacking sufficient power; driven by an engine that does not have enough power

Example Sentences

The underpowered car struggled to climb the steep hill.

The underpowered laptop couldn't handle the heavy software.

The underpowered vacuum cleaner failed to pick up the dirt effectively.

The underpowered blender couldn't crush the ice properly.

The underpowered smartphone drained its battery quickly.

The underpowered heater struggled to warm up the room.

The underpowered speaker couldn't produce loud enough sound.

The underpowered motorbike had trouble carrying two passengers.

The underpowered lawnmower couldn't cut through thick grass.

The underpowered air conditioner struggled to cool down the room.

Real-world Examples

Apparently it was expensive, underpowered, and poorly-made.

Source: Economic Crash Course

The first conflict was over Raskin's devotion to the underpowered Motorola 6809 microprocessor.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

To keep the cost down, he proposed a tiny five-inch screen and a very cheap (and underpowered) microprocessor, the Motorola 6809.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

How would you convince the Americans to buy such a small underpowered trundle mobile?

Source: How BIG Science Popularization (Season 2)

Statistically, a vending machine is much more life-threatening to you than a shark is but sharks didn't always use to be this underpowered.

Source: Realm of Legends

This is my desk, this is where I lay down the voiceover for the show and my wildly underpowered editing rig.

Source: Architectural Digest

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