dwarfish

Speech parts

1. dwarfish - Adjective

2. dwarfish - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Like a dwarf; below the common stature or size; very small; petty; as, a dwarfish animal, shrub.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bantam small little short pygmy midget peewee wee teeny lilliputian bitty minute baby slight tiny
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Antonyms

grand galactic titanic elephantine large great
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Examples

What is a epigram? A dwarfish whole. Its body brevity, and wit its soul. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

These mountains appear to be almost entirely composed of stratas of rock of various colours (mostly red) and are partially covered with a dwarfish growth of pine and cedar, which are the only species of timber to be seen. William Henry Ashley

dwarf tree Source: Internet

dwarf star Source: Internet

Melanchthon was dwarfish, misshapen, and physically weak, although he is said to have had a bright and sparkling eye, which kept its color till the day of his death. Source: Internet

It follows people from all corners of the kingdom, but concentrates on the court of a tyrannical, dwarfish monarch known only as "the King". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dwarfette dwarfholder dwarfing dwarfishly dwarfishness dwarfism