dwarfishlyadv.
/ˈdwɔːfᵻʃli/, U.S. /ˈd(w)ɔrfᵻʃli/ In a way characteristic or reminiscent of a dwarf; in a dwarfish manner (literal and figurative).
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1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Dwarfishly, like a dwarf.
1764 A. Henderson William the Conqueror vi. 218 He [sc. Pope Gregory VII] was a man of very mean parentage, and still meaner outward appearance, dwarfishly low in stature, but of a lively, active, and enterprizing temper.
1844 R. W. Emerson Ess. 2nd Ser. i. 25 The painter, the sculptor, the composer, the epic rhapsodist, the orator, all partake one desire, namely, to express themselves symmetrically and abundantly, not dwarfishly and fragmentarily.
1899 Queensland Agric. Jrnl. 5 44 They [sc. Provence roses] mostly grow dwarfishly, and the knife can be used freely in pruning.
1928 A. Huxley Point Counter Point iii. 47 Illidge suddenly missed his footing on this unfamiliarly regal staircase with its inordinate treads and dwarfishly low risers.
2006 Wichita (Kansas) Eagle 15 July 3 b/1 He's short... I'm talking dwarfishly short.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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