DWARFISH, adjective Like a dwarf; below the common stature or size; very small; low; petty; despicable; as a dwarfish animal; a dwarfish shrub.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
DWARFISH, adjective Like a dwarf; below the common stature or size; very small; low; petty; despicable; as a dwarfish animal; a dwarfish shrub.
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