un stunted

adjective

slowed or stopped abnormally in growth or development.

Origin:
1650–60; stunt¹ + -ed²

Related forms

stunt·ed·ness, noun

un·stunt·ed, adjective

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stunt¹ (stʌnt)

—vb
1.	(tr) to prevent or impede the growth or development of (a plant, animal, etc)

—n
2.	the act or an instance of stunting
3.	a person, animal, or plant that has been stunted

[C17 (as vb: to check the growth of): perhaps from C15 stont of short duration, from Old English stunt simple, foolish; sense probably influenced by Old Norse stuttr short in stature, dwarfed]

'stunted¹

—*adj*

'stuntedness¹

—n

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Word Origin & History

stunt

"check in growth, dwarf," 1659, verb use of M.E. adj. stunnt "foolish," from O.E. stunt "short-witted, foolish" (cf. stuntspræc "foolish talk"), from P.Gmc. *stuntaz (cf. O.N. stuttr "short"), from the root of stump.

stunt

"feat to attract attention," 1878, Amer.Eng. college sports slang, of uncertain origin. Speculated to be a variant of colloq. stump "dare, challenge" (1871), or of Ger. stunde, lit. "hour." The movie stunt man is attested from 1930.

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