stunted

Questions about stunted

What does stunted mean?

stunted means "inferior in size or quality".

How many syllables are in stunted?

stunted has 2 syllables: stun-ted. The stress falls on "stun". In IPA it is /ˈstʌntɪd/.

What is another word for stunted?

Close synonyms include scrawny, scrubby. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is stunted a common word?

stunted is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.