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dwarfish
dwarf D0440100 (dwôrf)n. pl. dwarfs or dwarves (dwôrvz) 1. a. A person with a usually genetic disorder resulting in atypically short stature and often disproportionate limbs.b. An atypically small animal or plant.2. A small creature resembling a human, often having magical powers, appearing in legends and fairy tales.3. A dwarf star.v. dwarfed, dwarf·ing, dwarfs v.tr.1. To check the natural growth or development of; stunt: "The oaks were dwarfed from lack of moisture" (John Steinbeck).2. To cause to appear small by comparison: "Together these two big men dwarfed the tiny Broadway office" (Saul Bellow).v.intr. To become stunted or grow smaller.
[Middle English dwerf, from Old English dweorh.]
dwarf′ish adj.dwarf•ish (ˈdwɔr fɪʃ)
adj. like a dwarf, esp. in being abnormally small; diminutive. [1555–65] dwarf′ish•ly, adv. dwarf′ish•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | dwarfish - atypically small; "dwarf tree"; "dwarf star"little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group" |
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