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RUNTY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used especially of persons) of inferior size
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
little; small (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
Derivation:
runt (disparaging terms for small people)
runtiness (smallness of stature)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Well below average height
Synonyms:
pint-size; pint-sized; runty; sawed-off; sawn-off
Classified under:
Similar:
little; short (low in stature; not tall)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
Derivation:
runt (disparaging terms for small people)
runtiness (smallness of stature)
