underpowered
adjective
un·der·pow·ered
ˌən-dər-ˈpau̇(-ə)rd 
1
: driven by an engine of insufficient power
2
: having or supplied with insufficient power
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The results are predictable: what passes for global environmental governance is a patchwork of weak, sector-specific agreements overseen by underpowered bodies that are unable to enforce compliance.
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Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
After all, driving an unmodified classic Land Rover Defender quickly becomes an exercise in traveling slowly due to underpowered drivetrains and minimal braking muscle.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
Today’s wagons are anything but underpowered steel slouches.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
Also, our policymakers didn’t make the mistakes that followed the 2008 financial crisis, when an underpowered fiscal stimulus was followed by a premature turn to austerity that delayed a full recovery for many years.
—Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
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Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
After all, driving an unmodified classic Land Rover Defender quickly becomes an exercise in traveling slowly due to underpowered drivetrains and minimal braking muscle.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
Today’s wagons are anything but underpowered steel slouches.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
Also, our policymakers didn’t make the mistakes that followed the 2008 financial crisis, when an underpowered fiscal stimulus was followed by a premature turn to austerity that delayed a full recovery for many years.
—Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Underpowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underpowered. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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