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stunted

stunted is the simple past and past participle of stunt.

Adjective

stunted (comparative more stunted, superlative most stunted)

  1. Prevented from growing or developing fully and hence shorter and stockier that usual.
    • A poor diet leads to stunted growth.
    • Here lay a desolate valley—a shallow, narrow valley dotted with stunted trees and covered with many great bowlders.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 160
  2. Of a person: shorter than usual for one's age.

Meaning of stunt

Verb (1)

stunt (third-person singular simple present stunts, present participle stunting, simple past and past participle stunted)

  1. (intransitive) To perform a stunt.
  2. (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To show off; to posture; to flaunt valuables.
    • Call me the juice and you know I'm a stunt.2005, “Stay Fly”, in Jordan Houston, Darnell Carlton, Paul Beauregard, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, David Brown, Willie Hutchinson (lyrics), Most Known Unknown, performed by Three 6 Mafia (featuring...

Verb (2)

stunt (third-person singular simple present stunts, present participle stunting, simple past and past participle stunted)

  1. (transitive) To check or hinder the growth or development of.
    • Some have said smoking stunts your growth.

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Forms of stunted

comparativemore stunted
superlativemost stunted

Words formed from stunted

Questions about stunted

What does stunted mean?
Stunted means prevented from growing or developing fully and hence shorter and stockier that usual.
What is stunted the simple past and past participle of?
Stunted is the simple past and past participle of stunt.
What part of speech is stunted?
Stunted is an adjective.

Words near stunted in the dictionary

  1. stunt doubles
  2. stunt man
  3. stunt men
  4. stunt woman
  5. stunt women
  6. stunted
  7. stuntedly
  8. stuntedness
  9. stunter
  10. stunters
  11. stunteth

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