Definitions for dwarfish
ˈdwɔr fɪʃdwarfish

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dwarfishadjective

   atypically small

   "dwarf tree"; "dwarf star"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dwarfishadjective

   Like a dwarf; being especially small.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Dwarfishadjective

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

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How to pronounce dwarfish?

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   British

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   Australian

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How to say dwarfish in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dwarfish in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dwarfish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of dwarfish in a Sentence

1. Samuel Taylor Coleridge:

   What is an epigram? A dwarfish whole, its body brevity, and wit its soul.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dwarfish
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dwarfish
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dwarfish
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dwarfish
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=dwarfish