stunted

stunt¹ (st

nt)

tr.v. stunt·ed, stunt·ing, stunts

To check the growth or development of.

1. One that stunts.

2. One that is stunted.

3. A plant disease that causes dwarfing.

[From Middle English stunnt, foolish, short-witted, short (influenced by Old Norse stuttr, short, dwarfish), from Old English stunt.]

stunted·ness n.

stunt² (st

nt)

1. A feat displaying unusual strength, skill, or daring.

2. Something done to attract attention or publicity.

intr.v. stunt·ed, stunt·ing, stunts

To perform stunts or a stunt.

[Origin unknown.]

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Adj.

stunted - inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees"

scrawny, scrubby

inferior - of low or inferior quality

stunted

adjective undersized, dwarfed, little, small, tiny, diminutive, dwarfish low, stunted trees

Translations

stunted [ˈstʌntɪd] ADJ → enano, mal desarrollado

stunted [ˈstʌntɪd] adj [growth] → retardé(e); [tree] → rabougri(e)
stunt kite n → cerf-volant m acrobatique
stunt man stuntman [ˈstʌntmæn] n → cascadeur m
stunt woman stuntwoman [ˈstʌntwʊmən] n → cascadeuse f

stunted

adj plant, mind → verkümmert; child → unterentwickelt; the stunted growth of these trees → die verkümmerten Bäume; his stunted growth → seine Verwachsenheit; stunted development → Unterentwicklung f

stunted [ˈstʌntɪd] adj (tree) → striminzito/a; (person) → rachitico/a

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acrobatic feat
acrobatic stunt
acrobatics
aerobatics
airplane pilot
back circle
backbend
backup man
Barnstormer
fill-in
hot dog
hotdog
reliever
Russian roulette
Scrog
scrubby
sport kite
stand-in
stunt

Seizing the stocky, stunted body in his mighty hands Tarzan raised the creature high above his head, hurling him at his fellows who were now gathered ready to bear down upon their erstwhile captive.

Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

Mile after mile of stunted trees: some hewn down by the axe, some blown down by the wind, some half fallen and resting on their neighbours, many mere logs half hidden in the swamp, others mouldered away to spongy chips.

American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context

Pure, bracing ventilation they must have up there at all times, indeed: one may guess the power of the north wind blowing over the edge, by the excessive slant of a few stunted firs at the end of the house; and by a range of gaunt thorns all stretching their limbs one way, as if craving alms of the sun.

Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Emily View in context

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