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.
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
