outnumberedadj.
/ˌaʊtˈnʌmbəd/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈnəmbərd/ That is outnumbered; esp. by an enemy.
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1812 F. Reynolds Renegade i. ii. 13 Outnumbered!—unprepared!—to combat on is sporting with our lives!
1893 Daily News 1 May 3/1 The poor mis-commanded,..over-marched, outnumbered fighting men.
1945 A. Bryant Years of Victory 103 The combined battle-fleet..was to..brush aside the outnumbered Western Squadron.
1993 Independent 23 Feb. 18/7 Outnumbered police can only react to consequences they can no longer watchfully prevent.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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