dwarfish

[ UK /dwˈɔːfɪʃ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. atypically small
    dwarf tree
    dwarf star
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How To Use dwarfish In A Sentence

  • I photographed one group of trees to illustrate their dainty elfish dwarfishness, but realising that no one could guess the height without a scale, I took a second of the same with a small Indian sitting next it. The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake
  • You would frequently think, from the character of the surface, the dwarfish trees, and the bearberries around, that you were on the top of a mountain. Cape Cod
  • A dwarfish, funny-looking man dressed in a fine suit leaped down from the driver's seat, smiling like a child.
  • And no reason is too absurd to serve as a prop for their own dwarfishness and mental attitude. Mein Kampf
  • No other explanation seems to have been offered by science for the extreme dwarfishness in stature of this curious race of people. Skookum Chuck Fables Bits of History, Through the Microscope
  • As in cyberfantasy, there are side trips and narrow escapes and dwarfish types with helpful tips, and if Time book critic Grossman weren't so smooth and dry, one might think about hitting esc. Codex by Lev Grossman: Book summary
  • In size, fairies were described as dwarfish, and certain deformities such as the absence of a nose would identify these beings.
  • O! into what dwarfishness the morality, and the spiritual and elevated attainments of most Christians sink in the presence of such men! The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada
  • Kenzi is then approached by a muscular, dwarfish, middle aged-looking man calling himself only Gauntlet. Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Eren’s Review Forum
  • A small dwarfish creature, largely hidden by rag coverings with a protruding hook of a nose and sparkling yellow eyes emerged from the heavy undergrowth.
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