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Dwarfed

Dwarf \Dwarf\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dwarfed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dwarfing.] To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.
--Addison.

Even the most common moral ideas and affections . . . would be stunted and dwarfed, if cut off from a spiritual background.
--J. C. Shairp.

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dwarfed

vb. (en-past of: dwarf)

Usage examples of "dwarfed".

I had never seen such a magnificent crowd, nor felt so dwarfed by a walled structure.

Sassinak was a tall, well-made woman, but Aygar's height and bulk dwarfed her.

Sassinak neither flinched nor quivered as the heavyworlders dwarfed her at her desk.

Though the wide road had been beautifully engineered a century before, complete with a stone wall to prevent anyone falling into the river gorge, the sharp cliffs on either side dwarfed its span.

Transitions exaggerated the slight flourish of his wrists into a great ballooning gesture, spun out his sleeves into white clouds of fabric that floated over and dwarfed the other occupants of the cabin.

But standing in the center of it, dwarfed by the immense cube to her right that was the Headquarters building on a field of twenty-square kilometers, gave her the proper perspective.

Despite being dwarfed by almost all the 'Dini bridge staff, she was so imperious in manner that she received equal respect and attention.

The Court, an ample space, seemed suddenly dwarfed and constricted by the presence of the huge beasts.

Lessa was instantly on her feet, running to her dragon's side, her slight figure dwarfed by the six-foot dragon head.

As Ruth landed neatly on the left-hand side of Selianth, the youngest Fort queen, Jaxom wondered if he looked as silly as he felt, dwarfed by the golden dragon.

Beside him four fire-lizards appeared, as dwarfed by him as he was by Canth and Tiroth.

The white dragon, now dwarfed by two huge bronzes and a nearly as large brown dragon, was so delighted with all this excitement that Jaxom could not remain disgruntled.

Though it was still some distance from the piers, the tsunami towered over him, dwarfed his stolen form.

The Despiser’s hordes seemed to cover the whole Plains, and their tremendous numbers dwarfed Lord Verement like an ocean.

An unidentified man stood awkwardly next to the artifact, where he was dwarfed by its mass.