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- [dwawr-fish]
- /ˈdwɔr fɪʃ/
- /ˈdwɔːfɪʃ/
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- [dwawr-fish]
- /ˈdwɔr fɪʃ/
Definitions of dwarfish word
- adjective dwarfish like a dwarf, especially in being abnormally small; diminutive. 1
- noun dwarfish Like a dwarf; being especially small. 1
- adjective dwarfish Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves. 0
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Origin of dwarfish
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; dwarf + -ish1
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Parts of speech for Dwarfish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dwarfish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
dwarfish usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dwarfish
adj dwarfish
- short — having little length; not long.
- scrub — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- dwarf — a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
- wee — little; very small.
- shot — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
Antonyms for dwarfish
adj dwarfish
- large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- growing — becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity: growing discontent among industrial workers.
- developing — If you talk about developing countries or the developing world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are poor and have few industries.
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