stunt´ed|ness

stunt´ed|ness
stunt|ed «STUHN tihd», adjective.
1. checked in growth or development; undeveloped; dwarfed: »

a knot of stunted hollies (Thomas Hardy).

2. disproportionately or abnormally short or small.
3. (of growth or development) checked or arrested.
stunt´ed|ly, adverb.
stunt´ed|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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