dwarfish

American  

[dwawr-fish] / ˈdwɔr fɪʃ /

adjective

1. like a dwarf, especially in being abnormally small; diminutive.

   Synonyms:

   runty , stunted , tiny , pygmy

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Other Word Forms

• dwarfishly adverb
• dwarfishness noun

Etymology

Origin of dwarfish

First recorded in 1555–65; dwarf + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

“Now does he feel his title/Hang loose about him, like a giant’s robe/Upon a dwarfish thief,” a thane observes in the final act.

From Los Angeles Times

“Now does he feel his title/ Hang loose about him, like a giant's robe/ upon a dwarfish thief.”

From Salon

Across eons, large galaxies gradually assembled via countless collisions of their dwarfish kin, scientists presume.

From Scientific American

The show was canceled by Mr. Putin, who took umbrage at his representation by an ugly, dwarfish puppet.

From New York Times

When I first arrived at the Amazon a dwarfish, bald man in a bellhop's uniform carried my suitcase up in the elevator and unlocked my room for me.

From Literature