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stunted(dictionary)

stunted (iou)



stunted ppl adjective. M17.
[from STUNT verb1 + -ED1.]
Checked in growth or development; dwarf; (of growth) checked, arrested. M17.
B. Bainbridge A stunted rambling rose that never bloomed. fig.: H. Kushner Without..spiritual nourishment, our souls remain stunted and undeveloped.
Of a thing: truncated, shortened; disproportionately short. Formerly also, worn down. E18.
stuntedly adverb E20.
stuntedness noun M18.