词汇 | dwarfish |
释义 | dwarfish adjective uk /ˈdwɔː.fɪʃ/ us /ˈdwɔːr.fɪʃ/ very small, or smaller than usual: The animals were dwarfish and the plants didn't have enough nutrients. The vegetation on the island is dwarfish with no trees to be seen. relating to a creature in stories who is like a little man with magical powers: The forests were believed to be inhabited by dwarfish spirits. He was one of a dwarfish race of underground dwellers who made precious objects from gold. offensive relating to a person who is much smaller than the usual size She complained that the new skyscraper made the surrounding buildings appear dwarfish. It is a dwarfish shrub with small purple flowers. Small baby bijou bite-sized claustrophobically compactly dwarf midget missy modest modestly no/not enough room to swing a catidiom on the large, small, etc. sideidiom parsimonious sampler scaled-down scrubby shoe box shrunken skimpily wee Related worddwarf |
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