runty en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From runt + -y.
Meanings
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Having the characteristics of a runt; small and stunted; diminutive.
Only later did I discover that a runty old almond tree, hidden behind a laburnum, riddled with peach leaf curl, […]
1969 October 4, Roy Hay, “Peaches and Plums”, in The Times:Nopcsa’s dinosaurs were not only runty, but primitive as well.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 23:From the light above us thin shadows flickered and a runty little image of the defiance in front of me fell on to the table. […] The little runt was still singed and groggy […]
1965 June 17, “Love—and Death—in the African Night”, in The Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| runtiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| runtier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (3)
fi pienikokoinen (diminutive) · fi kitulias (having the characteristics of a runt) · fi kitukasvuinen (having the characteristics of a runt)