dwarfish
121dwarfishness — See dwarfish. * * * …
122dwarf — dwarflike, adj. dwarfness, n. /dwawrf/, n., pl. dwarfs, dwarves, adj., v. n. 1. a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, esp. one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or… …
123epigram — /ep i gram /, n. 1. any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed. 2. epigrammatic expression: Oscar Wilde had a genius for epigram. 3. a short, often satirical poem dealing concisely with a single subject and usually ending with a… …
124gnome — gnome1 gnomish, adj. /nohm/, n. 1. (in folklore) one of a species of diminutive beings, usually described as shriveled little old men, that inhabit the interior of the earth and act as guardians of its treasures; troll. 2. an expert in monetary… …
125munchkin — /munch kin/, n. (often cap.) a small person, esp. one who is dwarfish or elfin in appearance. [after the Munchkins, a dwarflike race portrayed in L. Frank Baum s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and other fantasy novels] * * * …
126nanoid — /nan oyd, nay noyd/, adj. Med. dwarfish. [1855 60; < Gk nân(os) dwarf + OID] * * * …
127pygmaean — /pig mee euhn, pig mee /, adj. pygmy. Also, pygmean. [1545 55; < L pygmae(us) dwarfish (see PYGMY) + AN] * * * …
128runty — runtiness, n. /run tee/, adj., runtier, runtiest. stunted; dwarfish: The runty puppy seems the most playful of the litter. [1800 10; RUNT + Y1] * * * …
