runty

adjective

Definition of runtynext
as in dwarf

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runty
  1. dwarf
  2. tiny
  3. scrubby
  4. teeny
  5. miniature
  6. teensy
  7. bitty
  8. infinitesimal
Adjective
  • Breeders can plant the trees closer together to make test plots more efficient, and boughs grafted to a dwarf rootstock start producing apples two to three years earlier than those grafted to a traditional rootstock.
    Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Dwarf Conifers Just like Japanese maple, dwarf conifers such as dwarf Alberta spruce (shown here) come in a range of shapes, sizes, and colors.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of dwarf
Adjective
  • But for the film, Caldwell and Honnold spent 38 days biking 2,320 miles from his home in Estes Park, Colorado, to the tiny town of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, where the roadway ends.
    Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Persistent back pain is another indicator – this, too, is the result of tiny fractures or compression of the spine.
    Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of tiny
Adjective
  • The forests will be scrubbier and more open.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Just to the south, in a clearing between stands of scrubby black spruce, a cow moose spotted the women and leapt to its feet, dashing away to the southeast and into a 32-acre area that the city is working to turn into a new snow dump site in West Anchorage.
    Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Nov. 2021
Definition of scrubby
Adjective
  • The latter performance won a Silver Bear for Best Acting in a Leading Role at the Berlin Film Festival, so Stan could have the teeniest leg up in that respect.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 28 June 2024
  • But now they are also being encouraged to gaze down at the painstaking details of the dolls’ house, with some of its teeniest artifacts placed in low cases to benefit close inspection.
    Megan Specia, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
Definition of teeny
Adjective
  • This specialized miniature work machine can also handle serious play, supporting graphically demanding games like Baldur's Gate 3, Final Fantasy 14 Online, and Total War: Warhammer 3.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • In 2021, Gonzalez-Nunez allegedly drove a car in a sideshow while his girlfriend hung out of the window with an miniature AK-47.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of miniature
Adjective
  • The booklouse, which has not been found outdoors in Alaska, feeds on teensy bits of mold that form on formerly living things, including food.
    Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2023
  • And After That, a teensy McAllen, Tx.-based clothing company that inventively—and often cheekily—pays homage to movies and bands with shirts, T-shirts and hoodies.
    Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2023
Definition of teensy
Adjective
  • But Tyrannosaurus was hardly the only dinosaur to evolve itty bitty appendages.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022
  • Now, even water comes in those itty bitty little bottles just right for tiny hands.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 25 Oct. 2021
Definition of bitty
Adjective
  • At $1 per month ($12 per year) this ranges from a mere 0.08% for the lower class to an infinitesimal 0.00048% for the upper class.
    Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • No, the expedition hadn’t deployed underwater video, and the chances would have been infinitesimal anyway.
    Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of infinitesimal
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