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121scrubby — scrub•by [[t]ˈskrʌb i[/t]] adj. bi•er, bi•est 1) bot low or stunted, as trees 2) bot covered with scrub 3) undersized or stunted, as animals 4) wretched; shabby • Etymology: 1745–55 scrub′bi•ly, adv. scrub′bi•ness, n …
122scrubby — /ˈskrʌbi/ (say skrubee) adjective (scrubbier, scrubbiest) 1. low or stunted, as trees. 2. consisting of or covered with stunted trees, etc., or scrub. 3. undersize or inferior, as animals. 4. wretched; shabby. {scrub2 + b + y1} –scrubbiness, noun …
123dwarf — [dwôrf] n. pl. dwarfs or dwarves [dwôrvz] [ME dwerf, dwergh < OE dweorg, akin to Ger zwerg < IE * dhwergh , prob. < base * dhwer , to trick, injure > Sans dhvarati, (he) injures] 1. any human being, animal, or plant that is much… …
124scrag — [skrag] n. [prob. < ON, as in Norw skragg, feeble, stunted person, Dan skrog, ON skröggr, fox (nickname) < IE base * (s)ker , to shrivel, shrink] 1. a lean, scrawny person or animal 2. a thin, stunted tree or plant 3. the neck, or back of… …
125stunt — stunt1 [stunt] vt. [< dial., short and thick, stunted < ME, dull, stupid (with sense infl. by ON stuttr, short) < OE < IE * (s)teud < base * (s)teu , to strike > STOCK] 1. to check the growth or development of; dwarf 2. to… …
126stuntedness — noun smallness of stature • Syn: ↑puniness, ↑runtiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑stunted, ↑runty (for: ↑runtiness), ↑puny ( …
127root knot — noun : a disease of many kinds of wild or cultivated plants caused by eelworms that produce characteristic enlargements on the roots and stunt the growth of the plant called also root gall; compare root knot nematode * * * Plant. Pathol. a… …
128scrunty — ˈskrəntē adjective Etymology: English dialect scrunt stunted object or person (probably blend of scrump (I) & runt) + y chiefly dialect : stunted, runty …
