Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

runty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: runty
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the characteristics of a runt; small and stunted; diminutive.

Example Sentences

"From the light above us thin shadows flickered and a runty little image of the defiance in front of me fell on to the table. […] The little runt was still singed and groggy […]"
"Only later did I discover that a runty old almond tree, hidden behind a laburnum, riddled with peach leaf curl, […]"
"Nopcsa’s dinosaurs were not only runty, but primitive as well."

Etymology

From runt + -y.

Inflected Forms

runtier (comparative) runtiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

runtiness

Synonyms

puny shrimpy pint-size pint-sized sawed-off sawn-off

Questions

What does runty mean?: Having the characteristics of a runt; small and stunted; diminutive.
Where does runty come from?: From runt + -y.

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