Stunty
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Stunty is an adjective meaning Stunted, tending to stunt or be stunted.
Meaning
Stunted, tending to stunt or be stunted.
More Meanings
- (UK, dialect) Obstinate; sullen.
Example Sentences
Did I tell you there was a tree grew up in the centre of the alley—a stunty, short-boughed tree, .
[…] yet not all equally prosperous; for a stunty, thorny nature preferring those that the cherry is always the most thriving upon are the freest clean growers.
I never put my axe into a stunty tree, or one that hasn't a good, fresh-looking bark; for trees have disorders just like creaters; and where's the policy of taking a tree that's sickly, any more than you'd choose a foundered horse to ride post, or .
Synonyms for stunty
Depending on context, synonyms include stuntish.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stunted, stubby, stuntlike, stinty, stumpy, stultifying.
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