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runty

[ ruhn-tee ]

adjective

runtier, runtiest.
  1. stunted; dwarfish:

    The runty puppy seems the most playful of the litter.



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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲԳi·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of runty1

First recorded in 1800–10; runt + -y 1
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Such runty particles wouldn’t produce detectable nuclear recoils.

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Is it as heartwarming as a runty, wilted Christmas tree revived by love?

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They are sarcastic, my lot, calling a runty little chap like me Big Fellow, but there you are.

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“But this is different. A little girl is one thing, a little runty pig is another.”

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Unlike all the other trees of its kind in the area, it was never cut down, because it was runty and twisted and situated on a rocky slope; it appeared unprofitable to loggers.

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