词汇 | dwarfishly |
释义 | dwarfishly adverb uk /ˈdwɔː.fɪʃ.li/ us /ˈdwɔːr.fɪʃ.li/ in a way that is smaller than normal: The tree is bred to grow dwarfishly, so it's suitable for smaller gardens. Several breeds of dog have dwarfishly short legs. in a way that relates to a dwarf(= a creature in stories that is like a little man with magical powers): A dwarfishly tiny man suddenly appeared from a hole in the trunk of the tree. offensive in a way that relates to a person who is much smaller than the usual size His speech was neither too long nor dwarfishly short. A row of dwarfishly small houses sat next to the road. The specimens were growing dwarfishly. 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 wordsdwarfish dwarf |
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