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adjective

Definition of stuntednext
as in scrubby

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stunted

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verb

past tense of stunt
as in suppressed
to hold back the normal growth of unfortunately, an unusually dry summer seems to have permanently stunted the tree

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  1. scrubby
  2. suppressed
  3. dwarf
  4. tiny
  5. halted
  6. puny
  7. diminished
  8. bitty
Adjective
  • The forests will be scrubbier and more open.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Just to the south, in a clearing between stands of scrubby black spruce, a cow moose spotted the women and leapt to its feet, dashing away to the southeast and into a 32-acre area that the city is working to turn into a new snow dump site in West Anchorage.
    Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Nov. 2021
Definition of scrubby
Verb
  • Caspar suppressed his urge to respond.
    Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Ukrainians are uncovering their country’s culinary history – and how its distinctive features were suppressed by the authorities during Soviet rule.
    Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of suppressed
Adjective
  • This galaxy, roughly 59 million light-years away, is typical of the kinds of galaxies that inhabited the early universe and is classified as a dwarf irregular galaxy.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Some types reach up to 6 to 10 feet tall, but dwarf varieties max out at 2 to 3 feet tall.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of dwarf
Adjective
  • According to authorities, the tiny monkey will soon arrive at the Oakland Zoo for additional care.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Jan. 2025
  • There are no smoking guns in Jim’s investigation — only yearslong legal cases that hinge on technical details like the metal composition of a tiny bomb component.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of tiny
Verb
  • As states across the country banned hormone treatment and puberty blockers for trans youth, some medical practices halted care — and pharmacies stopped providing prescriptions — before they were legally required to.
    Orion Rummler, Them, 8 Jan. 2025
  • At the first convention center stop, the driver halted, and three additional riders squeezed into the five-passenger sedan before the trip continued.
    Daniel Rothberg, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of halted
Adjective
  • That opportunity presents itself in puny Dmitri, whose kidnapping proves a perfect lure.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Its victories and complications remain modest developments, puny by typical TV standards and monumental on the scale of everyday life (a divorce, a storm, a tough conversation, a death).
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of puny
Verb
  • Recession fears have diminished, inflation is trending back toward 2 percent, and the labor market has rebalanced, but remains strong.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The theme of running recurred, as did moments of isolation, with Abraham appearing preoccupied and diminished, unable to fully participate as the others moved around him.
    Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of diminished
Adjective
  • But Tyrannosaurus was hardly the only dinosaur to evolve itty bitty appendages.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022
  • Now, even water comes in those itty bitty little bottles just right for tiny hands.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 25 Oct. 2021
Definition of bitty
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