dwarfish

adjective

dwarf·​ish ˈdwȯrfish 

-ȯ(ə)f-, 

-fēsh

: of or like a dwarf

a bewhiskered, button-faced dwarfish man

—R. S. Harper

: very small

sounded in the distance like an elf upon his dwarfish drum

—G. K. Chesterton

dwarfishly adverb

dwarfishness noun

plural -es

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