stunted
part of speech
adjective (stunted); verb form (past of «stunt»: stunt, stunts, stunted, stunting)
meaning for a pupil
1) Stunted means smaller or shorter than normal because growth has been stopped or slowed, often by poor food, illness or a hard place to live. tree →
2) Stunted can describe something that has not developed properly, like stunted progress. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons on plants it is a result of too little light, water or nutrients, which pupils test in fair-test experiments. In geography and health, stunted growth in children is caused by not having enough good food over a long time, an important world problem. Phrases: «stunted growth», «stunted trees», «stunt the growth of».
examples
- The plant kept in the dark was pale and stunted. tree →
- High on the mountain only stunted trees could grow. tree →
- Children without enough food can have stunted growth. tree →
- Wind and salt left the trees stunted and bent. tree →
- Our results showed that plants with no water were stunted. tree →
- The war stunted the town's growth for many years. tree →
- Just look! that rose is all slug-eaten, and this one is stunted! tree →
note
Past form of «stunt» used as an adjective. «Stunt» also means a daring trick (a stunt), which is a different word. Myth: coffee does not stunt children's growth, but it is still not good for children.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «stunted» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.