dwarfism

Definitions

1. The condition of being a dwarf (person of short stature).
   countable, uncountable
2. The quality of being puny or inferior.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Studies of disproportionate dwarfisms in animals have⟳ revealed the importance of core proteins an sulfation in the development of cartilage.”

“Childish, childish to the core: that's why they're so good at nursing, they're arrested in a state of permanent intellectual dwarfism themselves!”

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