Adjective: runty (runtier,runtiest) rún-tee
- Well below average height
"The runty puppy was the smallest of the litter";
- pint-size [informal], pint-sized [informal], sawed-off [N. Amer], sawn-off [Brit]
- (used especially of persons) of inferior size
"The runty kid was always picked last for basketball";
- puny, shrimpy
Derived forms: runtier, runtiest