dwarfish
[
dwawr
-fish]
/ˈdwɔr fɪʃ/
adjective
1.
like a
dwarf
, especially in being abnormally small; diminutive.
Origin
1555-65;
dwarf
+
-ish
1
Related forms
dwarfishly,
adverb
dwarfishness,
noun
Synonyms
pygmy, tiny, stunted, runty.
Word Origin and History for
dwarfish
adj.
1560s, from
dwarf
(n.) +
-ish
. Related:
Dwarfishly
;
dwarfishness
.