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runtiness

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runt⋅y

  [ruhn-tee]
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–adjective, runt⋅i⋅er, runt⋅i⋅est.
stunted; dwarfish: The runty puppy seems the most playful of the litter.
Origin:
1800–10; runt + -y 1

Related forms:
runt⋅i⋅ness, noun
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runt   (rŭnt)   
n.  

  1. An undersized animal, especially the smallest animal of a litter.

  2. Offensive A short person.


[Origin unknown.]
runt'i·ness n., runt'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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