stunted

IPA: stˈʌntɪd

Examples of "stunted" in Sentences

The island is covered with stunted trees.
The predominant trees are stunted Araucarias.
The fields continued producing stunted plants.
In the dry zone, vegetation is sparse and stunted.
Leaving the marriage only results in stunted growth.
Hardwood trees are stunted due to the constant flooding.
An example: If a person were to say that a short tree is "stunted".
But Jim is kind of stunted in his career, and his dream isn't to be selling paper.
Many analysts agree that hiring will remain stunted until businesses find a higher level of confidence in the economy, regardless of the availability of money to borrow.
The lava substrate has the ability in places to trap and retain moisture, allowing for a more mesophytic vegetation, such as stunted Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine, to occur in some areas.
Yet stunted is an ugly and misleading word: for the flowers that grow here are not deformed midgets but perfectly proportioned miniatures – real plants seen through the wrong end of the glass.
Obesity can have serious health consequences in young children, such as stunted hip and leg-bone growth, says David Ludwig, director of the Optimal Weight for Life Clinic at Children's Hospital Boston.
Ross and others are conducting research from a Greenpeace ship in the Gulf, using a two-man sub as they work to determine if the corals have suffered damage, or may take a hit from long-term impacts, such as stunted reproduction rates.