runty

runt

 (rŭnt)

n.

1. An undersized animal, especially the smallest animal of a litter.

2. Derogatory A short person.

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runt′i·ness n.

runt′y adj.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	runty - well below average height pint-size, pint-sized, sawed-off, sawn-off jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" short, little - low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man"
	2.	runty - (used especially of persons) of inferior size shrimpy, puny 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"

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Translations

animale minuscolo