What part of speech is stunted?

Stunted can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. stunted is a verb, past participle of stunt (infinitive).
  • 2. stunted is a verb, past simple of stunt (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does stunted mean?

Definitions

Adjective

stunted - inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees"

Verb

stunt - perform a stunt or stunts
stunt - check the growth or development of; "You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles"

Examples of stunted

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Old stunted thorn trees.
2. verb Only a male intellect clouded by the sexual drive could call the stunted, narrow-shouldered, broad-hipped and short-legged sex the fair sex.
3. verb At the age of ten Caroline was stricken with typhus. The disease permanently stunted her growth.
4. verb Suddenly we looked down into a cup-like depression, patched with stunted oaks and furs which had been twisted and bent by the fury of years of storm. Two high, narrow towers rose over the trees. The driver pointed with his whip. “Baskerville Hall,” said he.
5. verb I tiptoed down the path and stooped behind the low wall which surrounded the stunted orchard. Creeping in its shadow, I reached a point whence I could look straight through the uncurtained window.
6. verb You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles.
Sentence  
adj.
Old stunted thorn trees.
verb
Only a male intellect clouded by the sexual drive could call the stunted, narrow-shouldered, broad-hipped and short-legged sex the fair sex.
At the age of ten Caroline was stricken with typhus. The disease permanently stunted her growth.
Suddenly we looked down into a cup-like depression, patched with stunted oaks and furs which had been twisted and bent by the fury of years of storm. Two high, narrow towers rose over the trees. The driver pointed with his whip. “Baskerville Hall,” said he.
I tiptoed down the path and stooped behind the low wall which surrounded the stunted orchard. Creeping in its shadow, I reached a point whence I could look straight through the uncurtained window.
You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles.

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