Definitions for stunted

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stunted stunt·ed

Spelling: [stuhn-tid]

IPA: /ˈstʌn tɪd/

Stunted is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 129 anagrams from letters in stunted (densttu).

Definitions for stunted

noun

1. a stop or hindrance in growth or development.
2. arrested development.
3. a plant or animal hindered from attaining its proper growth.
4. Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by a dwarfing or stunting of the plant.
5. a performance displaying a person's skill or dexterity, as in athletics; feat:
6. any remarkable feat performed chiefly to attract attention:

adjective

1. slowed or stopped abnormally in growth or development.

verb (used with object)

1. to stop, slow down, or hinder the growth or development of; dwarf:
2. to use in doing stunts:

verb (used without object)

1. to do a stunt or stunts.
2. Television Slang. to add specials, miniseries, etc., to a schedule of programs, especially so as to increase ratings.

Origin of stunted

First recorded in 1650-60; stunt¹ + -ed²

Examples for stunted

The more extreme risks range from cardiac problems to stunted growth and a diminished immune system.

So other than a stunted television career and a big mouth, what does Wilmer Valderrama have going for him?

The elderly are helped into the shade of the few stunted trees nearby.

She felt cheated, stunted, revengeful because of this common fate.

Malnutrition is so rampant that more than half the country's children are stunted in growth.

He was interred under the stunted oak where Master Headley had been tied.

Jakin was a stunted child of fourteen, and Lew was about the same age.

This view holds the Arab world to be stunted, reflecting a cynicism born from the dismissal of our cultures and capacities.

The thick, stunted columns, left in the rough, also awaited their sculptors.

Everywhere on Long Island grew the stunted bushes, and everywhere they were valued.