Dwarfish

dwarf  (dwôrf)

n. pl. dwarfs or dwarves (dwôrvz)

1.

a. An abnormally small person, often having limbs and features atypically proportioned or formed.

b. An atypically small animal or plant.

2. A small creature resembling a human, often ugly, appearing in legends and fairy tales.

3. A dwarf star.

v. dwarfed, dwarf·ing, dwarfs

v.tr.

1. To check the natural growth or development of; stunt: "The oaks were dwarfed from lack of moisture" John Steinbeck.

2. To cause to appear small by comparison: "Together these two big men dwarfed the tiny Broadway office" Saul Bellow.

v.intr.

To become stunted or grow smaller.

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[Middle English dwerf, from Old English dweorh.]

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dwarfish adj.

dwarfish·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

dwarfish - atypically small; "dwarf tree"; "dwarf star" little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"