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- [stuhn-tid]
- /ˈstʌn tɪd/
- /ˈstʌn.tɪd/
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- [stuhn-tid]
- /ˈstʌn tɪd/
Definitions of stunted word
- adjective stunted slowed or stopped abnormally in growth or development. 1
- verb with object stunted to use in doing stunts: to stunt an airplane. 1
- noun stunted a performance displaying a person's skill or dexterity, as in athletics; feat: an acrobatic stunt. 1
- noun stunted any remarkable feat performed chiefly to attract attention: The kidnapping was said to be a publicity stunt. 1
- verb without object stunted to do a stunt or stunts. 1
- verb without object stunted Television Slang. to add specials, miniseries, etc., to a schedule of programs, especially so as to increase ratings. 1
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Origin of stunted
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; stunt1 + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Stunted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stunted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
stunted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stunted
adj stunted
- beanstalk — the stem of a bean plant
- bitty — If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well.
- bottommost — lowest or most fundamental
- broomstick — A broomstick is an old-fashioned broom which has a bunch of small sticks at the end.
- ground level — ground state.
noun stunted
- capered — to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol.
- chicaned — Simple past tense and past participle of chicane.
- deeded — something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act: Do a good deed every day.
- jigged — a rapid, lively, springy, irregular dance for one or more persons, usually in triple meter.
- jived — swing music or early jazz.
adjective stunted
- dwarfed — 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.
- junker — any old or discarded material, as metal, paper, or rags.
- mite — a contribution that is small but is all that a person can afford.
- niggardly — reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.
Antonyms for stunted
adj stunted
- altitudinous — pertaining to altitude or height
- flourishing — growing vigorously; thriving; prosperous: a flourishing little business.
- high — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- in full swing — to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking.
- in the pink — healthy, on good form
adjective stunted
- euphoric — Characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness.
- evolutionary — Of or relating to evolution.
verb stunted
- flourished — to be in a vigorous state; thrive: a period in which art flourished.
- grew — simple past tense of grow.
- luxuriated — to enjoy oneself without stint; revel: to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth.
Top questions with stunted
- what is the stunted generation?
- what does stunted growth mean?
- how to prevent stunted growth?
- what causes stunted growth in plants?
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