stunted
adjective
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adj
- Prevented from growing or developing fully and hence shorter and stockier that usual.
“A poor diet leads to stunted growth.”
“Here lay a desolate valley—a shallow, narrow valley dotted with stunted trees and covered with many great bowlders.”
- Of a person: shorter than usual for one's age.
verb
- simple past and past participle of stunt
“The plant's growth was stunted because it was placed in a closet.”