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dwarf⋅ish

  [dwawr-fish]
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–adjective
like a dwarf, esp. in being abnormally small; diminutive.
Origin:
1555–65; dwarf + -ish 1

Related forms:
dwarf⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
dwarf⋅ish⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
pygmy, tiny, stunted, runty.
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dwarf   (dwôrf)   
n.   pl. dwarfs or dwarves (dwôrvz)

    1. An abnormally small person, often having limbs and features atypically proportioned or formed.

    2. An atypically small animal or plant.

  2. A small creature resembling a human, often ugly, appearing in legends and fairy tales.

  3. A dwarf star.

v.   dwarfed, dwarf·ing, dwarfs

v.   tr.

  1. To check the natural growth or development of; stunt: "The oaks were dwarfed from lack of moisture" (John Steinbeck).

  2. To cause to appear small by comparison: "Together these two big men dwarfed the tiny Broadway office" (Saul Bellow).

v.   intr.
To become stunted or grow smaller.

[Middle English dwerf, from Old English dweorh.]
dwarf'ish adj., dwarf'ish·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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