stunted

Definitions

1. 1

   simple past and past participle of stunt

   • The plant's growth was stunted because it was placed in a closet.
2. 2

   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.
3. 3

   Of a person

   Of a person: shorter than usual for one's age.

The neighborhood

• neighborwasted