Examples of “stunted” in a Sentence

4 example sentences showing how to use stunted, grouped by meaning.

adj Prevented from growing or developing fully; smaller than normal as a result.

Here lay a desolate valley—a shallow, narrow valley dotted with stunted trees and covered with many great bowlders. — Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan (1913)
The stunted trees on the cliff had been battered by wind for decades.
Years of malnutrition left the children with stunted growth.
A poor diet leads to stunted growth.