Stunted

Stunted
Stunt Stunt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stunting}.] [See {Stint}.] To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the growth of; to stint, to dwarf; as, to stunt a child; to stunt a plant. [1913 Webster]

When, by a cold penury, I blast the abilities of a nation, and stunt the growth of its active energies, the ill or may do is beyond all calculation. --Burke. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Stunted — Stunt ed, a. Dwarfed. {Stunt ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stunted — [adj] kept from growing bantam, diminutive, dwarf, dwarfed, dwarfish, halfpint*, little, measly, mite, peanut*, peewee*, pint sized*, runted, runtish, runty, scrub, short, shot, shrimp*, small, small fry*, tiny, undergrown, undersized, wee*, yea… …   New thesaurus

  • stunted — stunt|ed [ stʌntıd ] adjective 1. ) unable or not allowed to grow to normal size: stunted trees/crops 2. ) unable or not allowed to develop or do well: emotionally stunted adults stunted businesses …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • stunted — UK [ˈstʌntɪd] / US adjective 1) unable or not allowed to grow to normal size stunted trees/crops 2) unable or not allowed to develop or to do well emotionally stunted adults stunted businesses …   English dictionary

  • stunted — adj. Stunted is used with these nouns: ↑tree …   Collocations dictionary

  • stunted — stunt|ed [ˈstʌntıd] adj not developing properly or to full size ▪ He s emotionally stunted …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stunted — adjective a stunted geranium Syn: small, undersize(d), diminutive …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • stunted — adjective inferior in size or quality scrawny cattle scrubby cut over pine old stunted thorn trees • Syn: ↑scrawny, ↑scrubby • Similar to: ↑inferior …   Useful english dictionary

  • Stunted growth — is a reduced growth rate in human development. It is a primary manifestation of malnutrition in early childhood, including malnutrition during fetal development brought on by the malnourished mother. In developing countries, stunted growth is a… …   Wikipedia

  • Stunted projective space — In mathematics, a stunted projective space is a construction on a projective space of importance in homotopy theory. Part of a conventional projective space is collapsed down to a point.More concretely, in a real projective space, complex… …   Wikipedia

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