Associations to the word «Stunted»

Wiktionary

STUNTED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of stunt
STUNTED, adjective. Prevented from growing or developing
STUNTED, adjective. (medicine) low height-for-age (for a person).

Dictionary definition

STUNTED, adjective. Inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats