What is the meaning of stunted?

verb

  • Check the growth or development of.
    • usage: "You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles"
  • Perform a stunt or stunts.

adjective

  • Inferior in size or quality.
    • usage: "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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