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Definitions for Dwarfish
ˈdwɔr fɪʃdwarfish
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Princeton's WordNet
dwarfishadjective
atypically small
"dwarf tree"; "dwarf star"
Wiktionary
dwarfishadjective
Like a dwarf; being especially small.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dwarfishadjective
Below the natural bulk; low; small; little; petty; despicable.
Etymology: from dwarf.
Their dwarfish pages were
As cherubins, all gilt. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.And are you grown so high in his esteem,
Because I am so dwarfish and so low? William Shakespeare.This unheard sawciness, and boyish troops,
The king doth smile at; and is well prepar’d
To whip this dwarfish war, these pigmy arms,
From out the circle of his territories. William Shakespeare, King John.A thicket close beside the grove there stood,
With briars and brambles choak’d, and dwarfish wood. Dry.We should have lost oaks and cedars, and the other tall and lofty sons of the forest, and have found nothing but dwarfish shrubs, and creeping moss, and despicable mushrooms. Richard Bentley, Sermons.
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dwarfish
Dwarfish refers to the characteristic of being unusually small or diminutive in size or stature, often used in context to compare with average or typical size. This term can be used in reference to both physical features and qualities or attributes.
Webster Dictionary
Dwarfishadjective
like a dwarf; below the common stature or size; very small; petty; as, a dwarfish animal, shrub
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Dwarfish in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Dwarfish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Dwarfish in a Sentence
What is an epigram? A dwarfish whole, its body brevity, and wit its soul.
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