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What (who) is runty - definition
Runty
·adj Like a runt; diminutive; mean.
runt
SMALLEST ANIMAL OF THE LITTER
Runt (litter); Runt of the litter
¦ noun
1. a small pig or other animal, especially the smallest in a litter.
derogatory an undersized or weak person.
2. a pigeon of a large domestic breed.
Derivatives
runty adjective
Origin
C16 (in the sense 'old or decayed tree stump'): of unknown origin.
runted
To be extremely tired to the point of seeing double; inability to be coherent due to tiredness or other reasons.
You were so runted this morning, all you did was say something that didn't have a vowel in it then rolled over and went back to sleep.
You were so runted this morning, all you did was say something that didn't have a vowel in it then rolled over and went back to sleep.
Examples of use of runty
1. Smith was runty, fearless, wily to the point of being cocky.
2. George Wallace, whom he called "a runty little bastard, just about the most dangerous person around." Sensing the awakening public sentiment, Johnson gave one of his most powerful speeches on March 15.
3. Peter York, who knew Toby when he ‘still had hair and looked like Kevin Bacon‘s runty younger brother‘, believes that his entire subsequent career has been a prolonged rebellion against his parents‘ values. ‘All the things he aligned himself with were calculated to upset that sort of liberal sensibility.‘ His mother, for instance, came from Calvinist missionary stock and, according to Toby, ‘found any kind of extravagance almost physically painful.