What is the Latin word for dwarfish?

The usual Latin words for “dwarfish” are minuō, minūtus, perpusillus; also pisciculus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“dwarfish” in Latin

minuōto make smaller, lessen, diminish, reduce, minimize; to attenuate, appease, suppress, repress, quell; to dismember, tear minūtusvery small, little, minute; petty, mediocre, commonplace perpusillusvery small; very little pisciculusdiminutive of piscis (“fish”); minnow; tiddler

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

dwarfish

minutus (very small; e.g., pisciculus): minutissimus; perpusillus; valde pusillus (stronger terms).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for dwarfish?: The usual Latin words for “dwarfish” are minuō, minūtus, perpusillus; also pisciculus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.