DWARFISH

dwarfish

(adjective) atypically small; “dwarf tree”; “dwarf star”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

dwarfish (comparative more dwarfish, superlative most dwarfish)

Like a dwarf; being especially small or stunted.

Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves.

Source: Wiktionary


Dwarf"ish, a.

Definition: Like a dwarf; below the common stature or size; very small; petty; as, a dwarfish animal, shrub.

– Dwarf"ish*ly, adv.

– Dwarf"ish*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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