dwarfedadj.

Brit.

/dwɔːft/, U.S.

/d(w)ɔrft/

Forms: 1600s– dwarfed, 1900s– dwarved.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dwarf v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < dwarf v. + -ed suffix¹.

a. Made smaller than is usual or expected; of limited or restricted growth; esp. (of an animal or plant) that is much smaller than the usual size for its kind or species, esp. as a result of selective propagation or breeding.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [adjective] > dwarfed, stunted, or imperfectly grown

undergrownc1405

dwarf1600

dwarfy1603

grubby1611

stunted1658

dwarfed1671

urled1691

scrogged1814

stunty1828

1671 C. Wase tr. B. Priolo Hist. France 78 The Mogor envying the celebrated Vineyard of Prester John.., would himself also be glorious in a like Gallantry, so that the winding branches of his likewise might twine about beaten massie gold: and that not on dwarfed stakes.., but high Poles.

1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. vii. 452 In the Hall at Aypthorp..was shew'd me a dwarfed Head with Horns of very unequal Length.

1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany ix. 134 Dwarfed and gnarled oaks.

1881 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Austral. Grazier's Guide II. iv. 129 The spectacle is then often seen of a dwarfed and emaciated mother followed by a burly steer.

1909 N. Henshaw Aline of Grand Woods ii. iv. 153 Perched upon the back of a shaggy pony was a little dwarfed man.

1919 Boston Post 22 Sept. 20/6 It was no dwarfed car that they rode in.., but the biggest and handsomest limousine I've seen for some time.

2004 K. K. Jindal & R. C. Sharma Recent Trends Horticulture in Himalayas xxx. 233 Dwarfed trees are easier and less expensive to manage.

b. figurative. Made inferior, unimportant, ineffectual, etc.; underdeveloped, stunted.

ΚΠ

1685 A. Tyler Mem. Life & Actions Jhon the Great 5 Against all such Pigmy Thoughts and Doubts Of Dwarf't beliefs, our answers short and stout.

1769 Anti-Midas 10 The Lapland frigidity of his dwarfed understanding.

1895 R. G. Moulton in Gospel, Epist., & Revelations of St. John (Mod. Reader's Bible) Introd. p. xx The dwarfed sense of the word ‘prophecy’ in modern speech leads most readers..to fasten upon a revelation of the secrets of the future.

1961 J. F. Light Nathanael West vi. 164 The cheated turn to the dwarfed religion of the silver screen and its dreams.

2008 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 27 Dec. a2 A Senate appointment is plainly a sinecure..and wanting one strikes me as a form of dwarfed ambition.

2. That appears or seems small or insignificant in comparison to something larger or more important, or because it is being viewed from a distance.

ΚΠ

1842 E. Bulwer-Lytton Zanoni I. iii. xviii. 296 [She] gazed from the rock on the dwarfed figures of the busy crowd that seemed to creep like insects along the windings of the soil below.

1928 Springfield (Missouri) Daily News 11 May 16/3 Thirteen hundred feet we climb... We circle the city, skirt the public square, flit over suddenly dwarfed buildings and familiar scenes.

1988 L. S. Gross Telecommunications (ed. 3) x. 277 Sometimes all of a station manager's problems seem dwarfed when he or she enters the area of political broadcasting.

2004 College & Res. Libr. News Sept. 457/2 The IDS Center still stands out, though recent skyscrapers are taller. The now dwarfed Foshay Tower, once the tallest building in downtown Minneapolis, remains from 1929.

Derivatives

ˈdwarfedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [noun]

shortness1598

lowness1638

dwarfishness1647

dwarfedness1883

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > condition of being undersized

dwarfness1658

under-size1791

dwarfedness1883

1883 Chautauquan June 539/2 Oh how one's littleness and inferiorities, one's shortcomings and dwarfedness feel the rebuke of loftier spirits.

1922 Catholic Bull. (St. Paul, Minnesota) 4 Nov. 4/5 Mendel was the first to prove that certain qualities, like the tallness and dwarfedness of the stem of plants..had a physical existence in the ovaries and pollen grains.

2001 M. Morris Curriculum & Holocaust (2009) vi. 181 Her dwarfedness gives her the power to ‘resist’ Hitler's gaze.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	dwarfed
释义	dwarfedadj. Brit. /dwɔːft/, U.S. /d(w)ɔrft/ Forms: 1600s– dwarfed, 1900s– dwarved. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dwarf v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < dwarf v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. a. Made smaller than is usual or expected; of limited or restricted growth; esp. (of an animal or plant) that is much smaller than the usual size for its kind or species, esp. as a result of selective propagation or breeding. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [adjective] > dwarfed, stunted, or imperfectly grown undergrownc1405 dwarf1600 dwarfy1603 grubby1611 stunted1658 dwarfed1671 urled1691 scrogged1814 stunty1828 1671 C. Wase tr. B. Priolo Hist. France 78 The Mogor envying the celebrated Vineyard of Prester John.., would himself also be glorious in a like Gallantry, so that the winding branches of his likewise might twine about beaten massie gold: and that not on dwarfed stakes.., but high Poles. 1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. vii. 452 In the Hall at Aypthorp..was shew'd me a dwarfed Head with Horns of very unequal Length. 1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany ix. 134 Dwarfed and gnarled oaks. 1881 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Austral. Grazier's Guide II. iv. 129 The spectacle is then often seen of a dwarfed and emaciated mother followed by a burly steer. 1909 N. Henshaw Aline of Grand Woods ii. iv. 153 Perched upon the back of a shaggy pony was a little dwarfed man. 1919 Boston Post 22 Sept. 20/6 It was no dwarfed car that they rode in.., but the biggest and handsomest limousine I've seen for some time. 2004 K. K. Jindal & R. C. Sharma Recent Trends Horticulture in Himalayas xxx. 233 Dwarfed trees are easier and less expensive to manage. b. figurative. Made inferior, unimportant, ineffectual, etc.; underdeveloped, stunted. ΚΠ 1685 A. Tyler Mem. Life & Actions Jhon the Great 5 Against all such Pigmy Thoughts and Doubts Of Dwarf't beliefs, our answers short and stout. 1769 Anti-Midas 10 The Lapland frigidity of his dwarfed understanding. 1895 R. G. Moulton in Gospel, Epist., & Revelations of St. John (Mod. Reader's Bible) Introd. p. xx The dwarfed sense of the word ‘prophecy’ in modern speech leads most readers..to fasten upon a revelation of the secrets of the future. 1961 J. F. Light Nathanael West vi. 164 The cheated turn to the dwarfed religion of the silver screen and its dreams. 2008 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 27 Dec. a2 A Senate appointment is plainly a sinecure..and wanting one strikes me as a form of dwarfed ambition. 2. That appears or seems small or insignificant in comparison to something larger or more important, or because it is being viewed from a distance. ΚΠ 1842 E. Bulwer-Lytton Zanoni I. iii. xviii. 296 [She] gazed from the rock on the dwarfed figures of the busy crowd that seemed to creep like insects along the windings of the soil below. 1928 Springfield (Missouri) Daily News 11 May 16/3 Thirteen hundred feet we climb... We circle the city, skirt the public square, flit over suddenly dwarfed buildings and familiar scenes. 1988 L. S. Gross Telecommunications (ed. 3) x. 277 Sometimes all of a station manager's problems seem dwarfed when he or she enters the area of political broadcasting. 2004 College & Res. Libr. News Sept. 457/2 The IDS Center still stands out, though recent skyscrapers are taller. The now dwarfed Foshay Tower, once the tallest building in downtown Minneapolis, remains from 1929. Derivatives ˈdwarfedness n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [noun] shortness1598 lowness1638 dwarfishness1647 dwarfedness1883 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > condition of being undersized dwarfness1658 under-size1791 dwarfedness1883 1883 Chautauquan June 539/2 Oh how one's littleness and inferiorities, one's shortcomings and dwarfedness feel the rebuke of loftier spirits. 1922 Catholic Bull. (St. Paul, Minnesota) 4 Nov. 4/5 Mendel was the first to prove that certain qualities, like the tallness and dwarfedness of the stem of plants..had a physical existence in the ovaries and pollen grains. 2001 M. Morris Curriculum & Holocaust (2009) vi. 181 Her dwarfedness gives her the power to ‘resist’ Hitler's gaze. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < adj.1671
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