stunted en · ADJ
Meanings
-
Prevented from growing or developing fully and hence shorter and stockier that usual.
A poor diet leads to stunted growth.
Here lay a desolate valley—a shallow, narrow valley dotted with stunted trees and covered with many great bowlders.
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 160:
- Of a person: shorter than usual for one's age.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more stunted | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most stunted | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unstunted · stuntedly · stuntedness
Relateds
Translations (35)
sk zakrslý (prevented from growing or developing) · mi houtete (prevented from growing or developing) · de unterentwickelt (prevented from growing or developing) · fi kitukasvuinen (prevented from growing or developing) · tl unsyami (prevented from growing or developing) · da kummerform (prevented from growing or developing) · mi hōtoa (prevented from growing or developing) · mi pūtutu (prevented from growing or developing) · tr bacaksız (prevented from growing or developing) · tr bodur (of low height for age) · mi tūrukiruki (prevented from growing or developing) · mi hūtoitoi (prevented from growing or developing) · de kleinwüchsig (of low height for age) · tr bodur (prevented from growing or developing) · de kleinwüchsig (prevented from growing or developing) · fi kitulias (prevented from growing or developing) · de verkümmert (prevented from growing or developing) · de unterentwickelt (of low height for age) · cs zakrslý (prevented from growing or developing) · eo malaltkreska (prevented from growing or developing) · es atrofiado (of low height for age) · de gehemmt (prevented from growing or developing) · es raquítico (prevented from growing or developing) · nb kortvokst (prevented from growing or developing) · es impedido (prevented from growing or developing) · mi hūtoi (prevented from growing or developing) · mi rehe (of low height for age) · de zwergwüchsig (of low height for age) · sh kržljav (prevented from growing or developing) · mi rehe (prevented from growing or developing) · mi kaurehe (prevented from growing or developing) · de verkrüppelt (prevented from growing or developing) · tyz ảy (prevented from growing or developing) · mi pūkiki (of low height for age) · fi lyhytkasvuinen (of low height for age)