dwarfish

as in diminutive
of a size that is less than average a dwarfish people living deep in the rain forest

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Adjective
  • The 2024 edition of this diminutive all-arounder—capable of gaming, media playback, and light productivity—sees an improvement in processing power over previous iterations thanks to the A17 Pro chip.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The button bush is not a diminutive plant, reaching up to 12 feet tall by 4 feet wide at maturity.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In 2022, a consortium of private retirement-plan providers announced a collaboration to boost the portability of small retirement accounts.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The space consists of two levels—one for dancing and one for dining at small cocktail tables.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There were little tiny water bubbles around each of them.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Gone are most of the toggle switches (and the little safety protrusions that accompanied them) on the dashboard, with the exception of one for changing between drive, reverse, and neutral, plus another to switch between drive modes.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There are several dwarf varieties that work well as groundcovers for sunny gardens, including ‘Little Trudy’ and ‘Little Titch’ that grow 8-10 inches tall and bear warm purple blooms.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Located about 200,000 light-years from Earth, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is a dwarf galaxy home to active star formation.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Dwarfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwarfish. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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