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.
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runt·i·ness, nounWords nearby runty
run time, run to, run to earth, run to form, run to seed, runty, runup, runway, run wild, run with, Runyon
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