gnomish

gnome ¹  (nm)

n.

1. One of a fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground and guard treasure hoards.

2. In the occult philosophy of Paracelsus, a being that has earth as its element.

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[French, from New Latin gnomus.]

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gnomish adj.

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gnome ²  (nm)

n.

A pithy saying that expresses a general truth or fundamental principle; an aphorism.

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[Greek gnm, from gignskein, to know; see gn- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

gnomish - used of small deformed creatures 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"