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What is the adjective for dwarf?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb dwarf which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

dwarven
  1. Similar to a dwarf, for example in stature.
  2. Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarfs/dwarves.
dwarfish
  1. Like a dwarf; being especially small.
  2. Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. small, diminutive, little, puny, slight, undersized, pygmy, pocket, bantam, tiny, Lilliputian, dinky, undersize, smallish, shrimpy, toylike, fine, subnormal, short, miniature, stunted, minute, runty, runtish, dwarfed, low, pygmaean, pint-sized, pocket-sized, pint-size, pocket-size, half-pint, fun size, teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy, knee high to a grasshopper, wee, petite, mini, midget, teeny, peewee, dwarf, elfin, stubby, minuscule, squat, baby, underdeveloped, microscopic … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The Canadian buffalo berry and a dwarfish birch are two mountain plants of no small ornamental value for the plains.”
      “This is how the dwarfish, hawk-nosed Georgina came to be in the company of a beefy police lieutenant.”
      “A dwarfish, funny-looking man dressed in a fine suit leaped down from the driver's seat, smiling like a child.”
dwarflike
  1. Resembling a dwarf or some aspect of one; small, diminutive.
dwarfy
  1. Much undersized; dwarfish.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Her concern annoys personality transplant victim Danny, who as we know, is bitterly jealous of the dwarfy Kevin.”
dwarvish
  1. Synonym of dwarfish
dwarfen
  1. Synonym of dwarven
dwarf
  1. (botany) Miniature.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. tiny, little, miniature, diminutive, small, minute, wee, mini, petite, teeny, pygmy, pocket, Lilliputian, undersized, baby, toy, undersize, tiddly, titchy, stunted, ickle, dwarfed, low, bonsai, pint-sized, teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy, itsy-bitsy, fun size, small-scale, half-pint, fun-size, scaled-down, little-bitty, vest-pocket, sawn-off, knee-high to a grasshopper, midget, minuscule, teensy, microscopic, bitty, puny, bitsy, slight, itty-bitty, infinitesimal, weeny, microscopical, weensy … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Evergreen plants, including dwarf conifers such as hemlocks, junipers, pines, and spruces, can form a backbone to anchor the design of a rock garden.”
dwarfed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of dwarf
  2. Synonyms:
      3. miniaturised, miniaturized, shrank, shrunk, shrunken, stunted, scaled down, suppressed, overlooked, overshadowed, dominated, overtopped, towered above, predominated, towered over, stood over, loomed over, rose above, risen above, looked down upon, stood head and shoulders above, commanded, bestrode, surveyed, overhung, spanned, straddled, clouded, hung over, jutted over, projected over, extended across, bestridden, span, overlay, overlain, reigned, presided over, surpassed, topped, outshone, outshined, outclassed, eclipsed, transcended, outstripped, exceeded, capped, outdid … more
dwarfing
  1. present participle of dwarf
  2. Synonyms:
      3. miniaturising, miniaturizing, shrinking, stunting, scaling down, suppressing, overlooking, overshadowing, dominating, overtopping, towering above, predominating, towering over, standing over, looming over, rising above, looking down upon, standing head and shoulders above, commanding, bestriding, surveying, overhanging, spanning, straddling, clouding, overlying, hanging over, projecting over, jutting over, extending across, reigning, presiding over, surpassing, topping, outshining, outclassing, eclipsing, transcending, outstripping, exceeding, capping, outdoing, trumping, outrivalling, outrivaling, shaming, extinguishing, upstaging, diminishing … more
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