What is "runty" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does runty mean in English? Meaning of runty definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "runty" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "runty": well below average height

Adjective

  • Meaning: well below average height
  • Synonyms: pint-size pint-sized runty sawed-off sawn-off
  • Similar: little short
  • Meaning of "runty": (used especially of persons) of inferior size

    Adjective

  • Meaning: (used especially of persons) of inferior size
  • Synonyms: puny runty shrimpy
  • Similar: little small
  • Adjective: having the characteristics of a runt 1965, June 17, “Love—and Death—in the African Night”, The Times 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 [...] 1969, October 4, Roy Hay, “Peaches and Plums”, The Times Only later did I discover that a runty old almond tree, hidden behind a laburnum, riddled with peach leaf curl, [...]1965, June 17, “Love—and Death—in the African Night”, The Times 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 [...]1969, October 4, Roy Hay, “Peaches and Plums”, The Times Only later did I discover that a runty old almond tree, hidden behind a laburnum, riddled with peach leaf curl, [...]diminutive
  • Synonyms:

    small, thick, tiny, low, compact, stunted, little, squat, wee, slight, diminutive, petite, pocket, chunky, skimpy, stocky, stubby, thickset, abbreviated, undersized, close to the ground, not long, pint-sized, pocket-sized, sawed-off, squatty, poor, limited, short, paltry, slight, meager, young, miniature, modest, cramped, microscopic, narrow, minuscule, little, toy, wee, petite, scanty, diminutive, petty, baby, bantam, minute, trifling, humble, immature, inadequate, inconsequential, insufficient, picayune, piddling, pitiful, puny, stunted, teeny, trivial, unpretentious, inconsiderable, scrubby, teensy, small-scale, mini, shrimp, undersized, bitty, pint-sized, pocket-sized, short, scrub, dwarf, wee, shot, bantam, diminutive, little, measly, mite, peanut, small, tiny, dwarfed, shrimp, undersized, dwarfish, half-pint, peewee, pint-sized, runted, runtish, small fry, undergrown, yea big, yea high,

    Antonyms:

    enormous, huge, large, unabridged, adequate, enough, sufficient, courteous, kind, polite, big, great, important, tall, lengthy, long, high, wealthy, adequate, sufficient, unlimited, unrestricted, large, huge, giant, consequential, useful, enormous, immense, distinguished, excellent, famous, benevolent, broad-minded, considerate, kind, rich, great, tall, thick, important, significant, substantial, big, fat, liberal, wide, generous, fine, giving, untrivial, large, growing, developing,

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