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Meanings of stunted in English

Inferior in size or quality.

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Usage of stunted in English
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But when I try to speak, the words come out choked, stunted.
Sweet Filthy Boy
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It's still a stunted bank with a lot of problems, Hendler said.
Reuters
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People with stunted psychological development don't understand how to conduct healthy relationships.
The tipping point: how little things can make a big difference
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My fashion sense is somewhat stunted, but I still had to wonder.
Summer knight
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The queerly stunted trees dotted the sloping sides of this great desert.
The talisman
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The ensuing turmoil has stunted foreign investment and badly hurt economic growth.
Reuters
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Its thatch is hollow; the peat-smoke curls stingily from its stunted chimney.
J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 5
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Quickly they slunk out of sight behind a brown and stunted bush.
The lord of the rings
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Black's departure stunted Illinois' offense this time around while Iowa kept attacking.
Reuters
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The boy rancher pointed to a figure standing near a stunted bush.
The Boy Ranchers Among the Indians; Or, Trailing the Yaquis
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The thick, stunted columns, left in the rough, also awaited their sculptors.
The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 4
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Nearly one in three Indonesian children under five is stunted, it says.
Reuters
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Enough for us to know that our natural growth has been stunted.
The Odd Women
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The most stunted specimen was a little boy I met near Hindhead.
A Traveller in Little Things
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There stood a solitary tree near the spot-itwas a stunted cotton-wood
The Hunters' Feast: Conversations Around the Camp Fire
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The soil is good, and completely covered with grass and stunted gum-trees.
Explorations in Australia / The Journals of John McDouall Stuart...
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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