dwarfish B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈdwɔrfɪʃ/ UK /ˈdwɔːfɪʃ/ See IPA manual Freq #93680 Meanings 1 adj unusually small, short, or stunted The twisted tree looked dwarfish beside the tall pines. 2 adj resembling, relating to, or characteristic of a dwarf The story describes a dwarfish craftsman guarding the mountain gate. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · unusually small, short, or... stuntedundersizeddiminutive 2 adj · resembling, relating to, or... dwarflike ↔ Opposites gigantictoweringoversized Word family Derived forms dwarfishlydwarfishness Related forms dwarfdwarfed Etymology Formed from dwarf and the adjective suffix -ish ("having the nature or qualities of"). Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dwarfish **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdwɔrfɪʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdwɔːfɪʃ/ **Frequency rank:** 93680 ## Meanings 1. unusually small, short, or stunted 2. resembling, relating to, or characteristic of a dwarf ## Examples - The twisted tree looked dwarfish beside the tall pines. - The story describes a dwarfish craftsman guarding the mountain gate. ## Synonyms - stunted - undersized - diminutive - dwarflike ## Antonyms - gigantic - towering - oversized ## Derived Forms - dwarfishly - dwarfishness ## Related Forms - dwarf - dwarfed ## Etymology Formed from dwarf and the adjective suffix -ish ("having the nature or qualities of"). ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown