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Stunted

adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Prevented from growing or developing fully and hence shorter and stockier that usual.

    "A poor diet leads to stunted growth."

  2. 2
    Of a person: shorter than usual for one's age.
Adjective
  1. 1
    inferior in size or quality wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of stunt form-of, participle, past

    "The plant's growth was stunted because it was placed in a closet."

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