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stunted

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Prevented from growing or developing fully and hence shorter and stockier that usual.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A poor diet leads to stunted growth.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of a person: shorter than usual for one's age.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of stunt

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

Examples

  • The plant's growth was stunted because it was placed in a closet.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

inferior in size or quality

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • scrawny cattle
  • scrubby cut-over pine
  • old stunted thorn trees

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: scrawny, scrubby

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: zakrslý — prevented from growing or developing
  • Danish: kummerform — prevented from growing or developing
  • Esperanto: malaltkreska — prevented from growing or developing
  • Finnish: kitukasvuinen — prevented from growing or developing
  • Finnish: kitulias — prevented from growing or developing
  • German: verkümmert — prevented from growing or developing
  • German: unterentwickelt — prevented from growing or developing
  • German: verkrüppelt — prevented from growing or developing
  • German: gehemmt — prevented from growing or developing
  • German: kleinwüchsig — prevented from growing or developing
  • Māori: pūtutu — prevented from growing or developing
  • Māori: kaurehe — prevented from growing or developing
  • Māori: tūrukiruki — prevented from growing or developing
  • Māori: houtete — prevented from growing or developing
  • Māori: hūtoi — prevented from growing or developing
  • Māori: hūtoitoi — prevented from growing or developing
  • Māori: hōtoa — prevented from growing or developing
  • Māori: rehe — prevented from growing or developing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kortvokst — prevented from growing or developing
  • Serbo-Croatian: kržljav — prevented from growing or developing
  • Slovak: zakrslý — prevented from growing or developing
  • Spanish: raquítico — prevented from growing or developing
  • Spanish: impedido — prevented from growing or developing
  • Tagalog: unsyami — prevented from growing or developing
  • Tày: ảy — prevented from growing or developing
  • Turkish: bodur — prevented from growing or developing
  • Turkish: bacaksız — prevented from growing or developing
  • Finnish: lyhytkasvuinen — of low height for age
  • German: kleinwüchsig — of low height for age
  • German: zwergwüchsig — of low height for age
  • German: unterentwickelt — of low height for age
  • Māori: pūkiki — of low height for age
  • Māori: rehe — of low height for age
  • Spanish: atrofiado — of low height for age
  • Turkish: bodur — of low height for age