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runtiest

runtiest is the superlative form of runty.

Meaning of runty

Adjective

runty (comparative runtier, superlative runtiest)

  1. Having the characteristics of a runt; small and stunted; diminutive.
    • From the light above us thin shadows flickered and a runty little image of the defiance in front of me fell on to the table. […] The little runt was still singed and groggy […]1965 June 17, “Love—and Death—in the African Night”, in The Times

Questions about runtiest

What is runtiest the superlative form of?
Runtiest is the superlative form of runty.

Words near runtiest in the dictionary

  1. runted
  2. runtedness
  3. runthrough
  4. runthroughs
  5. runtier
  6. runtiest
  7. runtime
  8. runtimes
  9. runtiness
  10. runting
  11. runting-stunting syndrome

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Adapted from Wiktionary: runtiest (page history and authors); runty (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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