runty

[ ruhn-tee ]

/ ˈrʌn ti /

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adjective, runt·i·er, runt·i·est.

stunted; dwarfish: The runty puppy seems the most playful of the litter.

RELATED WORDS

small, thick, tiny, low, abbreviated, poor, limited, short, paltry, slight, meager, young, miniature, modest, cramped, microscopic, narrow, minuscule, small-scale, compact

Nearby words

runoff primary, runout, runover, runproof, runt, runty, runup, runway, runyon, ruok, rupee

Origin of runty

First recorded in 1800–10; runt + -y¹

Related forms

runt·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for runty

Why should the son of a mountain need affirmation from runty Portugees with pencil stubs behind their ears and scarred fingers?
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town|Cory Doctorow
Three such smilin' faces as yours turned right up at him would produce a shadder, Runty.
Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York|Lemuel Ely Quigg
When you pick the good cockerels pick out all runty looking pullets and cut off the last joint of the hind toe.
The Dollar Hen|Milo M. Hastings
"You won't always be runty, Grunty, if you eat a plenty," Mrs. Pig often told him.
The Tale of Grunty Pig|Arthur Scott Bailey

The dusk gathering under the pepper trees along the sidewalk absorbed his runty but swaggering shape.
Ladies and Gentlemen |Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb